Social Welfare Undersecretary Emmanuel Leyco Appointed As The New DSWD OIC
Malacañang Palace has appointed social welfare undersecretary Emmanuel Leyco as the new OIC of the Department of Social Welfare and Development
On Saturday (August 19, 2017), China Jocson, assistant to the presidential spokesperson announced that Malacañang finally appointed the new officer-in-charge (OIC) of the social welfare department.
Emmanuel Leyco the current Undersecretary for Finance and Administration of DSWD has been chosen by the local government to head the department. He will be also designated to his new post immediately.
“Mr. Leyco is not new to the DSWD. He is currently the Undersecretary for Finance and Administration. We wish him all the best,” said by Jocson quoted by ABS-CBN.
Meanwhile, President Rodrigo Duterte will still look for the replacement of Judy Taguiwalo as the former chief of the DSWD after her appointment was rejected by the Commission on Appointment (CA).
12 out of the 25 members of CA have rejected the appointment of Taguiwalo as DSWD chief due to the controversy she involved with such as the pork barrel issue and issue with Senate Majority Leader Vicente Sotto III.
Taguiwalo gets disappointed on the Commission’s decision after she was passed by for already twice.
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