Itinalaga ni Pangulong Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. si Arnell Ignacio bilang bagong Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) Deputy Administrator kapalit ni Hans Leo Cacdac, na binigyan naman ng bagong puwesto.

Sa ulat ni Tuesday Niu sa Dobol B TV nitong Miyerkules, sinabing ang pagkakahirang kay Ignacio ay inanunsyo ni Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles.

Sinabi naman ni Ignacio na itinalaga rin sina Mary Melanie Quiño at Emma Sinclair bilang mga OWWA deputy administrators.

Papalit si Quiño sa nabakanteng puwesto ni Ignacio, habang hahalili naman si Sinclair kay Ryan Vincent Uy.

Sinabi rin sa ulat na kasalukuyang naka-home isolation si Ignacio matapos magpositibo sa COVID-19.

Nagsilbi na rin si Ignacio sa OWWA noong panahon ng Duterte administration.

Sa hiwalay na pahayag ni Cruz-Angeles, sinabi ng opisyal na inilipat si Cacdac bilang Undersecretary on Welfare and Foreign Employment ng bagong Department of Migrant Workers.

Magiging Undersecretary for Licensing and Adjudication naman si Bernard Olalia, ang pinuno ng Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA).

"He will be the OIC of POEA until such time that the department is deemed fully constituted on the approval of the 2023 budget," ayon kay Cruz-Angeles.

Ang dating OFW na si Venecio Legaspi, itinalaga bilang Assistant Secretary for Reintegration.

“This mix of familiar faces and new names reflects our desire for continuity and innovation. The DMW's 'dream team' is now in place, and we vow to serve our OFWs faithfully and with utmost professionalism," ayon sa pahayag ni DMW Secretary Susan Ople.

Inihayag din ni Ople ang iba pang mga bagong talaga sa puwesto:

Maria Anthonette Velasco-Allones — Undersecretary for Finance and Internal Affairs;
Patricia Yvonne Caunan — Undersecretary for Policy and International Cooperation;
Jerome A. Alcantara — Assistant Secretary for Land-based services and concurrently Chief of Staff, Office of the Secretary;
Levinson C. Alcantara — Assistant Secretary for Pre-employment Services;
Felicitas Q. Bay — Assistant Secretary for Migrant Workers Welfare Services;
Francis Ron C. de Guzman — Assistant Secretary for Licensing and Adjudication Services;
Jerome T. Pampolina — Assistant Secretary Sea-based Services; and
Violeta D. Illescas — Assistant Secretary for Internal Management and Administration.

— FRJ, GMA News