Ex-AFP Chief Roy Cimatu Is President Duterte’s Special Envoy For OFW Refugees
Malacañan on Sunday, April 23, confirmed that former Armed
Forces of the Philippines Chief Roy Cimatu is now a member of President Rodrigo
Durterte’s Cabinet.
In his speech at the opening of the Palarong Pambansa 2017
in Antique, President Duterte mentioned Cimatu and addressed the former
military chief as “secretary.”
“The other member of the Cabinet is really Secretary Roy
Cimatu,” President Duterte said. “He is an Ilocano. Many, many years ago, he
was assigned in a division in Davao. Doon kami nagkakilala,” the President
said.
“He’s a candidate for another [position] – Cabinet na siya
ngayon, eh. But this time, I transferred him to a busier job,” he added.
Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said in a statement
following President Duterte’s speech that Cimatu’s Cabinet position is Special
Envoy for OFW Refugees.
In his visit to the Middle East during the Holy Week,
President Duterte announced that he was talking with Cimatu for a possible
Cabinet position.
Cimatu was appointed by President Duterte as his special
envoy to the Middle East last year.
President Duterte said during his Middle East visit that
Cimatu was Arroyo’s go-to man for the mass evacuation of overseas Filipino
workers.
Cimatu, a member of the Philippine Military Academy Class of
1970, was AFP Chief from May to September in 2002.
Source: CNPH
Ex-AFP Chief Roy Cimatu Is President Duterte’s Special Envoy For OFW Refugees
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