The new Department of Migrant Workers secretary has decades of labor and migration policy work in his arsenal to tirelessly take on the job of serving OFWs, inspired no less by the memory of his father
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Unlike many presidential appointees, Cacdac does not have a political background. He was a child in an OFW family who found a knack helping workers, and earned his way up to the very position where he could make the biggest difference in policymaking for families like his own. Napoleon told him stories about the war. He told him about the time when American officers asked him to locate the bombs that did not detonate along the Cagayan River.
When Napoleon lost his job in an electronics firm in Texas, Edna took up an opportunity to work as a caregiver and day care worker, becoming an OFW herself. With the two kids still in school, Napoleon worked in fast food joints to earn some extra money for them. The DMW was created through a law signed by then-president Rodrigo Duterte in December 2021. In 2022, already under Marcos’ term, Cacdac became one of the DMW’s inaugural officers as undersecretary for foreign employment and welfare services under Ople’s leadership.
SECRETARY’S OFFICE. DMW Secretary Hans Cacdac’s office pictured on May 14, 2024, with late former secretary Susan ‘Toots’ Ople’s portrait and nameplate still on display. Framed photos of Cacdac’s wife and daughter are seen on top of cabinets in the background. Photo by Michelle Abad/Rappler But in serving OFWs’ immediate needs, does this address the long-time effect advocates warn against – that the Philippines may become too dependent on OFW remittances? After all, OFW personal remittances, amounting to $37.2 billion and accounting for 8.5% of the country’s gross domestic product, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.
In full-cycle reintegration, protection is provided for OFWs, their families, and the skills and income they earn from start to finish. Cacdac gave examples, illustrating how this happens at the start through protection against illegal recruiters, and towards the end, through partnering with financial institutions to increase financial literacy, “in the name of making sure that their income is well protected.
“If I serve OFWs and I’m amongst OFWs, I feel like I’m with my dad. And that carries me through,” he said.
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