WATCH: In an interview with reporters, Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno shrugs off rumors that he was on his way out of the department, saying he would rather focus on his job. Full story:
MANILA, Philippines – Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno on Tuesday, November 22, shrugged off rumors that he was on his way out, saying he would rather focus on his job.
“I don’t know where this is coming from. I’m old enough in this game to even bother about this,” Diokno said in a brief interview with reporters. “I just work nonstop, unceasingly to do my job. And I always think what’s the greatest good for the greatest number –Diokno described his relationship with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as “very good.” He added that he remained good friends with Salceda.
Salceda, an economist, briefly served as then-president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s chief of staff in 2007. A veteran politician, Salceda played key roles in the economic reforms taken during the 2008 global financial crisis and the comprehensive tax reform program passed during Duterte’s term.
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