I thank the Commission on Appointments (CA) for considering my appointment as Secretary of the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW). My discussions and exchanges with the Commission’s members were frank, engaging, and comprehensive. On every occasion, I endeavored to address our legislators’ queries about my credentials and capabilities to lead the Department.
I explained the DMW’s policies, programs, and ten-point agenda, which is based on the President’s directive to ensure the protection of our overseas Filipino workers’ (OFWs) rights, promote their welfare, and address the needs of their families.
I defer to the wisdom of the members of the Commission to have more time to consider and deliberate on my appointment.
In the interim, I will continue to engage our legislators and share the Department’s collective vision to empower OFWs to become genuine co-architects of national development. I will also continue to provide our legislators with the necessary information they require from us.
I thank the President for his trust in appointing me as Ad Interim Secretary. I humbly submit myself to this process, which, I am deeply aware, is the bedrock of our democracy.
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