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Coronavirus exposure prompts PH economic officials to self-quarantine
(4th UPDATE) The Philippines' economic managers are undergoing quarantine, after interacting with a person who turned out to have the novel coronavirus
BSP to build modern security plant complex in New Clark City
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas plans to complete the construction of the new currency production facility in Capas, Tarlac in two years

Duterte: Teachers to get salary increase in new Salary Standardization Law
Senators of the 18th Congress have also filed bills seeking to raise public school teachers’ salaries

LOOK: New Philippine peso bills with Diokno's 'worm-looking' signature
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas releases the first batch of banknotes bearing Governor Benjamin Diokno's signature – squiggles which he himself said look like worms

Diokno eyes easing monetary policy with cooling inflation
Newly-installed Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas governor Benjamin Diokno says timing is important when deciding on easing monetary policies amid cooling inflation

Andaya retreats in war with Diokno now that he’s BSP gov
‘Some other person, some other time, maybe in the next Congress,’ says Representative Rolando Andaya Jr about his previous threat to sue Benjamin Diokno over alleged public works scams
Villegas hits Duterte, calls voting public not to ‘betray God’ | Midday wRap
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Diokno defends his BSP chief post: 'I'm not a politician'
'No one has the birthright to say that the governor should come from this group or that group. What's bad is if you come from a bank,' says incoming Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas governor Benjamin Diokno

Diokno hopes next DBM chief 'not a politician'
On rumors that House Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will be next budget chief, outgoing secretary Benjamin Diokno says: 'That's speculative. I don't want to comment on that'

[ANALYSIS] Diokno’s appointment to the BSP: Need we worry?
Diokno’s experience and expertise lie in fiscal policy (which deals primarily with the way government raises and spends money) rather than in monetary policy (which deals primarily with controlling the country’s money supply)

Malacañang says CA nod not needed for Diokno appointment as BSP governor
The New Central Bank Act states that the appointment of BSP governor, as head of a department, requires CA confirmation. But the Palace cites a Supreme Court ruling that states no law can add to the types of government officials needing CA approval

What lies ahead for new Bangko Sentral Governor Benjamin Diokno?
(UPDATED) Benjamin Diokno's appointment to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas comes as the central bank gets more powers and navigates uncertainty in the external environment

FAST FACTS: Who is Benjamin Diokno?
Get to know Benjamin Diokno, the new Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas governor

Duterte appoints Diokno as Bangko Sentral governor
(3rd UPDATE) Benjamin Diokno will serve the remaining term of the late Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas governor Nestor Espenilla Jr until 2023

Diokno tried to bribe lawmakers with P40-B funds, claims Andaya
DBM Secretary Benjamin Diokno says the congressman's accusation is 'absolutely false'

Andaya-led House panel summons Diokno to 2019 budget probe
'Failure to comply with this order is subject to penalty under the law,' the subpoena signed by Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo warns Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno

Diokno confident Comelec to exempt big infra projects from election ban
Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno says the Comelec had granted similar exemption requests in the past

House panel to issue show cause order vs Diokno
Leyte 3rd District Representative Vicente Veloso moves for the House committee on appropriations to issue a show cause order to Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno

Gov't to deregulate sugar imports in 2019
Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno says the move will 'put pressure on the domestic economy to compete with the rest of the world'

Locsin scraps birth certificates for passport renewals | Evening wRap
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Unemployment to rise if P75B removed from DPWH budget – Diokno
'It will increase poverty. Those who cannot find jobs will get poor,' says Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno of the removal of P75-billion 'insertion in the public works budget

Amid flood control controversy, Casiguran mayor distances self from Diokno
Mayor Edwin Hamor refuses to respond to the latest allegation that Aremar Construction, which he founded, earned P81 million from dummies

Enough for Diokno: No House probes, but open to Senate
Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno has had enough with the House of Representatives, whose members have accused him of corruption

Diokno in-laws' construction firm got P81M from dummies – Andaya
House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr says the alleged scheme made Sorsogon prone to construction projects that are either incomplete or easily damaged

LIVE: House hearing on alleged budget anomalies under Diokno
House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr grills officials over the supposed questionable billions in pesos worth of funds under the 2018 budget and proposed 2019 budget

Andaya seeks probe into ‘missing’ budget for Bangsamoro plebiscite
Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo previously said the reenacted budget will not affect the BOL as 'the budget for this was already included in the 2018 budget'

Malacañang stands by Diokno, blames Congress for delayed salary hike
The Palace supports the stance of Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno – that implementing the 4th tranche of the government pay hike without a Congress-approved 2019 budget would be unconstitutional

Andaya sues Diokno at Supreme Court over non-release of gov’t salary hike
It is a class suit led by Andaya co-signed by employees from both the executive and legislative branches
House invites Diokno, relatives to flood control 'scam' probe
House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr says he is expecting 'full cooperation and full disclosure' from Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno, his daughter, and his in-laws

Andaya to Diokno: Don’t hold hostage gov’t workers' salary hike
House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr says it will not be unconstitutional to implement the salary hike, as the reenacted 2018 budget has allocations for it


Diokno: Gov't workers' salary hike 'unconstitutional' without 2019 budget
'If I don't adjust the pay by January 15, then sue me. There's no legal basis for that,' Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno tells House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr

Gov’t can implement salary hike without 2019 budget – lawmakers
House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr warns he would take DBM Secretary Benjamin Diokno to court if the government fails to implement the salary hike by January 15

Andaya tags Diokno in alleged flood scam 'conspiracy'
Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno denies the 'imagined schemes' linked to him by House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr

House panel to invite Diokno, in-laws to Sorsogon infra projects probe
House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr appeals to Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno and his in-laws to 'stop hiding the truth using technicalities and general denials'

Suspects in Batocabe murder surrender | Evening wRap
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Diokno says Andaya’s claims based on ‘wrong numbers, not grounded on facts’
Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno denies having a favored contractor, saying project implementation is 'not part of his job'

House panel explores plunder, tax evasion charges vs Diokno's in-laws
'Titingnan natin kung nagma-match ba ang tax payments nila sa mga income na pumapasok sa bank accounts nila,' says House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr

PNP: Daraga mayor is 'mastermind' in Batocabe slay | Evening wRap
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Andaya seeks AMLC help in probe of firms linked to Diokno's in-laws
Aremar Construction uses at least 8 dummy contractors, including C.T. Leoncio Construction and Trading, to bag government projects in Sorsogon, claims House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr

Diokno's in-laws behind firm that bagged big gov't projects – Andaya
House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya claims there is a 'clear case of conflict of interest' as Aremar Construction's biggest stockholder and incorporator are in-laws of the budget chief

House probes budget anomalies under Diokno | Midday wRap
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House kicks off probe into alleged budget anomalies under Diokno
House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya and Minority Leader Danilo Suarez are expected to grill DPWH officials on January 3 over the supposed questionable billions in pesos worth of funds under the 2018 and 2019 budgets

House panel summons contractor, DPWH officials to Sorsogon infra projects probe
The owner of CT Leoncio Construction and several public works officials in Bicol Region are among those summoned to a House rules committee hearing on Thursday, January 3

Arroyo as budget or finance secretary? | Evening wRap
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Arroyo as next finance or budget chief? Diokno says 'all speculation'
'Sa job ko? My goodness... Kala ko kay Secretary [Carlos] Dominguez, hindi naman sa akin. But these are all speculation, okay,' says Diokno

Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray back in Manila | Evening wRap
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Diokno: Lawmakers eyeing road users' tax for campaign
(3rd UPDATE) Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno fires back at members of the House of Representatives accusing him of corruption
Panelo: Duterte told Diokno to skip House hearing | Evening wRap
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Diokno reserving road tax funds for admin allies? 'Nonsense,' says Panelo
Malacañang maintains that President Rodrigo Duterte still wants the Road Board abolished
