Former Labor Secretary Benny Laguesma and OFW advocate Susan Ople have accepted their nominations to become the next Labor Secretary and Migrant Workers Secretary.
Marcos’ incoming executive secretary Vic Rodrigues confirmed that they have agreed to take on the jobs.
“Yes, they both accepted their nomination,” Rodriguez said in a text message.
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Laguesma was the former Labor Secretary of former President Joseph Erap Estrada.
Meanwhile, Ople has accepted Marcos’ offer to head the newly-organized Department for Migrant Workers which aims to help distressed OFWs.
“It’s going to be an enormous task. The department has not yet been constituted. There are so many factors involved but you know, public service has always been in our DNA since my father’s time. So my primary consideration would be, as part of my reflection mode, would I be a unifying factor in putting together a transition road map towards the constitution of a new department?,” Ople told CNN Philippines.
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Ople said that once she take on the post she would prioritize the implementation of the Migrant Workers’ Act.
“That would really be the first order of the day — to put that structure together, to make sure it’s functional, and to service the needs of our OFWs and their families. This was also brought up in our meeting with presumptive president Marcos. He wants to serve not just our OFWs but also the families of OFWs,” she said.
