The removal of two senior officials from the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) serves as a warning to all public servants to perform their duties with professionalism, honesty, and integrity, Malacañang said Wednesday.
Presidential Communications Office Undersecretary and Palace Press Officer Claire Castro clarified that former OWWA Administrator Arnell Ignacio and Deputy Administrator Emma Sinclair were dismissed by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., and did not resign.
President Marcos dismissed the two OWWA officials following their alleged involvement in a questionable PhP1.4 billion land deal. The DMW said a thorough investigation into the matter is ongoing.
“Ito lamang po ay isang senyales. Maaari nating sabihin na ito ay panawagan ng Pangulo sa lahat ng mga nagtatrabaho sa ilalim niya na gampanan ninyo ang inyong trabaho,” Castro said in a Palace press briefing.
“Tanggalin ang panloloko o lokohan sa inyong pagtatrabaho,” Castro stressed. “Dahil hindi po mangingimi ang Pangulong tanggalin kayo sa pwesto. You will all be fired, kapag hindi ninyo tinupad ang inyong mga obligasyon sa bayan.”
Last week, President Marcos appointed Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Undersecretary Patricia Yvonne Caunan as OWWA administrator to replace Ignacio. | PND
