MANILA, Philippines — Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan 'Toots' Ople died Tuesday. ADVERTISEMENT DMW announced her death in a statement, saying: 'Secretary Toots peacefully joined our Creator at around 1 PM today, August 22, 2023, surrounded by her family and loved one.' The statement did not say the cause of her death, but Ople had been battling breast cancer. On July 25, DMW announced that Ople was 'on a much-needed wellness break… to spend time with family and to attend to her own wellness needs.

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