1. Benjamin Estoista Diokno was born on March 31,1948 and is a Filipino economist who currently serves as one of the six members of the Monetary Board of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, which conducts the country's monetary policy and supervises its financial system.
Benjamin Diokno served as the Governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas and the chairman of its Monetary Board, as well as ex officio chairman of the Anti-Money Laundering Council, from 2019 to 2022 under President Duterte His last Cabinet-level position was being the Secretary of Finance from 2022 to 2024 under President Bongbong Marcos.
From 2020 to 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic, Benjamin Diokno became the highest paid public officer in the Philippines.
Benjamin Diokno was born on March 31,1948, in Taal, Batangas.
Benjamin Diokno is the second cousin once removed of Atty.
The young Benjamin Diokno finished his bachelor's degree in a bachelor of arts program in Public Administration from the University of the Philippines Diliman in 1968, and earned his master's degree in Public Administration and Economics from the same university.
Benjamin Diokno holds a Master of Arts in Political Economy from the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, USA and a Ph.
Benjamin Diokno served as undersecretary for Budget Operations of the Department of Budget and Management from 1986 to 1991 under President Corazon Aquino.
Benjamin Diokno initiated the reform of the government procurement system through the adoption of rapidly improving information and communications technology.
Benjamin Diokno secured technical assistance from the Canadian International Development Agency to help the GPS develop an electronic procurement system along the lines of the Canadian model.
Benjamin Diokno aims to re-organize and professionalize the bureaucracy with a Government Rightsizing Act.
Benjamin Diokno subsequently took his oath at the Malacanang Palace on June 30,2022, following the inauguration of the former as president.
On January 12,2024, Benjamin Diokno was succeeded by Batangas 6th District Representative and Deputy Speaker Ralph Recto as the Finance Secretary, after the latter was appointed by President Marcos on January 11, with Recto taking the oath of office the next day.
Benjamin Diokno is a professor emeritus of the School of Economics of the University of the Philippines-Diliman.
Benjamin Diokno served as Fiscal Adviser to the Philippine Senate.
Benjamin Diokno served as chairman and CEO of the Philippine National Oil Company and Chairman of the Local Water Utilities Administration.
Benjamin Diokno writes a column for BusinessWorld, Southeast Asia's first daily business newspaper.