DMW Secretary Susan Ople (Photo from the Department of Migrant Workers) MANILA, Philippines — Susan 'Toots' Ople, an advocate for the rights of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and the pioneer secretary of the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW), died on Tuesday afternoon surrounded by her family and loved ones. She was 61. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. described Ople's passing as 'a great loss' to the country. '[It's a] very, very sad news. I have lost a friend. The Philippines has lost a friend,' the president said.

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