President Bongbong Marcos has appointed celebrity and OFW advocate Arnell Ignacio as new administrator of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA).
Press Secretary Trixie Angeles said that Ignacio will replace current OWWA chief Hans Cacdac.
Apart from Ignacio, Mary Melanie Quiño and Emma Sinclair have been appointed OWWA deputy administrators.
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In a separate Facebook post, Ignacio expressed his gratitude to Marcos.
“Buffering ako hindi pa rin makapaniwala. Maraming salamat sa tiwala PBBM at sa aking mga kasama sa OWWA at mga stakeholder,” Ignacio wrote.
Ignacio has been an active personality on concerns of overseas Filipino workers. He also served in different government posts.
