Benjamin E. Diokno, Ph.D.
Former Secretary of Budget and Management and UP professor, guest of honor and speaker at the July 16, 2015 meeting on Preserving Development Gains Amidst Economic Changes.
Senior Adviser, International Tax and Investment Center (ITIC)
Chairman, Board of Trustees, Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila and concurrently Chairman, Board of Directors, Ospital ng Maynila
Independent Director, Asia United Bank, Cavite Rural Bank, Rural Bank of Angeles, AU Leasing, and Rebisco Foundation
Former Secretary of Budget and Management
Professorial Lecturer, School of Economics, University of the Philippines
Dr. Diokno provides policy advice and conducts research in the following areas: public economics (with focus on structure and scope of government, tax policies and tax reform; government expenditure analysis; national budget, deficit and debt; and decentralization and intergovernmental fiscal relations), public expenditure management, resource economics (with focus on public policy on water and oil), and economic development (with focus on ASEAN transitional economies).
He served the Philippine Government under various capacities: as Secretary of Budget and Management (1998-2001), Fiscal Adviser to the Philippine Senate, Chairman and CEO of the Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC), Chairman of the Local Water Utilities Administration, and Undersecretary of Budget and Finance for Fiscal Operations. He has represented the Philippines in various international forums. He has served as adviser/resource person for the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Canadian International Development Administration, and the European Commission.
He is a political and economic commentator. He writes a twice-weekly op-ed for the Business World and a weekly article for the Daily Tribune and the Malaya Business Insight.
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