President Marcos continues to trust Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) ad interim secretary Hans Leo Cacdac after he reappointed him to the position on Friday, May 24.

The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said this after the Commission on Appointments (DA) deferred Cacdac’s appointment this week due to a lack of material time.

In a statement on Saturday morning, May 25, the PCO said Cacdac’s name was included in a list of appointees released by Malacañang on Friday.

“The reappointment of Cacdac, indicated in a list of presidential appointees released by on Friday, demonstrates President Marcos’ continued trust and confidence on the official,” it said.

The Second Regular Session of the 19th Congress adjourned sine die on Thursday, prompting the CA to defer Cacdac’s confirmation. 

Before this, President Marcos appointed Cacdac as ad interim Secretary of the DMW in April this year, seven months after he was designated as the DMW officer-in-charge in September 2023.

He was designated DMW officer-in-charge after the passing of former Secretary Susan “Toots” Ople in August 2023. 

Cacdac served as Undersecretary of the DMW, Executive Director V of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), Executive Director V of the Philippine Employment Administration (POEA), and Undersecretary of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).

He also served as Deputy Executive Director V of the POEA, Executive Director IV of the National Conciliation Mediation Board-DOLE, Director IV of the Bureau of Labor Relations-DOLE, and Associate Lawyer and Urban Poor Unit Coordinator of the Sentro ng Alternatibong Lingap Panligal (SALIGAN) in the private sector.