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Published April 23, 2021, 12:32 PM
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Friday, April 23, condoled with the family of its former undersecretary, Wencelito Andanar, who died due to liver cancer.
In a statement, DILG Secretary Eduardo Año said Andanar left an “indelible mark’’ in the agency with his dedication in the improvement and welfare of the local government units (LGUs) and the general public.
“He will be remembered in the DILG as one of its most dynamic undersecretaries who served with conviction and integrity from 2001 to 2007,’’ Año said of Andanar, who perished on April 22.
Foremost among his government positions was his appointment by President Duterte as special envoy to Malaysia in 2018, the last post he held in government service.
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Published April 22, 2021, 12:24 PM
Special envoy to Malaysia Wencelito Andanar, the father of Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar, passed away on Thursday, April 22.
In a statement, Andanar said his father succumbed to liver cancer at 7:50 a.m. on April 22 at the Veteran’s Memorial Medical Center.
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Andanar described his father as a “man of service” who dedicated his professional years as a public servant in different government agencies. Wencelito Andanar served as OIC Governor of Surigao del Norte from 1986 to 1988. Consequently, he served as the Chairman of the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) from 1982 to 1992.