The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) welcomed the appointment of Undersecretary Edu Punay as the agency’s officer-in-charge.
Punay’s appointment, which was announced by Malacañang on Tuesday, Dec. 27, came after the Commission on Appointment postponed the deliberation on the ad interim appointment of DSWD Secretary Erwin Tulfo last Dec. 12.
“The DSWD welcomes the designation of Undersecretary Edu Punay as OIC of the Department. This is needed to ensure the continuous operations of the agency and that no activities will be derailed or hampered, especially now that we need to provide assistance to those affected by the weather disturbance in the country,” DSWD said in a statement.
Punay is currently DSWD’s Undersecretary for Special Projects.