Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, August 23) — Several government agencies will be taking part in a memorial service for Migrant Workers Secretary Susan "Toots" Ople, who died on Tuesday at the age of 61.

Ople's wake began at 6 p.m. on Wednesday at Chapel 1 of the Heritage Memorial Park in Taguig City.

On Thursday, a joint Night of Tributes and necrological service by the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW,) Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), and Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will start at 6 p.m. with a requiem mass.

More details on Ople's wake will follow.

Tributes continue to pour in for Ople, with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. saying he and the country lost a friend with the secretary's passing.

He also said Ople had a "deep compassion" for migrant workers, a sentiment shared by Philippine officials and foreign diplomats.

In a tweet, US Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson said Ople's work in championing the rights of Filipino migrant workers would remain an inspiration.