Marcos appoints labor leader Tanjusay as DSWD exec

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has appointed labor leader Alan Tanjusay as an undersecretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).

DSWD Undersecretary Jerico Javier confirmed this to GMA News Online on Tuesday.

A press release from Tanjusay’s camp stated that he has been appointed as undersecretary for inclusive and sustainable peace “to oversee the new administration's renewed commitment to continue the government's welfare services and deradicalization programs to former rebels and their families.”

"I am grateful to President Marcos for allowing me to serve one of our vulnerable sector in another capacity in particular the rebel returnees, their families, the conflict-affected and vulnerable indigenous peoples' communities including the women and children in geographically isolated areas,” Tanjusay said.

“I am honored to oversee and to further implement government caring services and targeted programs uniquely prepared by our driven DSWD officers and staff for these vulnerable sectors," he added.

The DSWD’s Office of Undersecretary for Inclusive and Sustainable Peace (OUSISP) has been providing an extensive range of welfare services and deradicalization programs to rebel returnees and their families including women and children in far-flung, hard-to-reach communities.

Prior to this appointment, Tanjusay was a spokesperson for workers and policy advocacy director for the largest federation of unions, the Associated Labor Unions (ALU), and for the labor center Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) for 12 years.—AOL, GMA News