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MANILA (2nd UPDATE) – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has appointed Arnell Ignacio as chief of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), Malacañang confirmed on Wednesday.

Ignacio, a TV host-comedian, first served as OWWA deputy administrator in 2018 before resigning for personal reasons, noted Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles.

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"He was reappointed in September of last year to the same post and will now occupy the position of Administrator," she said in a statement.

Before his stint in OWWA, Ignacio was appointed by former President Rodrigo Duterte as the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp's (PAGCOR) assistant vice president for community and services department.

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Ignacio will replace outgoing OWWA administrator Hans Leo Cacdac, who will serve as undersecretary of Department of Migrant Workers (DMW), said Cruz-Angeles.

Cacdac also confirmed Ignacio's appointment earlier in the day.

"We welcome and we fully support incoming administrator Arnell," he told ABS-CBN's TeleRadyo.

Cacdac was designated as DMW undersecretary of welfare and foreign employment, said Cruz-Angeles in a statement.

Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) Administrator Bernard Olalia, meanwhile, will be DMW's undersecretary for licensing and adjudication.

"He will be the OIC (officer-in-charge) of POEA until such time that the department is deemed fully constituted on the approval of the 2023 budget," Cruz-Angeles said.

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