Bongbong Marcos names NEDA chief, other Cabinet members

Updated Mon, May 23, 2022 at 5:37 PM Published Mon, May 23, 2022 at 3:31 PM

Presumptive President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has appointed Arsenio Balisacan as the new chief of the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA).

Balisacan previously served as NEDA chief under the administration of the late President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III.

Marcos expressed confidence in Balisacan's competence, stating that they share similar economic policies and approaches for the country's development.

Balisacan will replace Karl Chua, an appointee of outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte.

Bienvenido Laguesma is returning as labor secretary, a post he occupied under former president Joseph Estrada.

Susan "Toots" Ople will be the secretary of the newly created Department of Migrant Workers, having previously served as labor undersecretary under former president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.

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