Amenah "Mina" Flaminiano Pangadaman is a Filipina economist who is the

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of the

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(DBM) of the

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since June 30, 2022. She is the first

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budget secretary and the only

in the

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. Her appointment was approved by the Commission on Appointments on September 28, 2022.

Education

She earned her bachelor's degree in economics from

Far Eastern University Far Eastern University (Filipino language, Filipino: ''Pamantasan ng Malayong Silanganan''), also referred to by its acronym FEU, is a Private university, private non-sectarian Liberal arts college, liberal arts university in Manila, Philippines ...

. She also has a master's degree and a certification in development economics from the

University of the Philippines The University of the Philippines (UP; fil, Pamantasan ng Pilipinas Unibersidad ng Pilipinas) is a state university system in the Philippines. It is the country's national university, as mandated by Republic Act No. 9500 (UP Charter of 200 ...

Career

Pangandaman started her career as a researcher at the

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. She climbed up the ranks until eventually becoming chief of staff to former Senate president

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in 2007. She also worked with former

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chairperson and now returning senator

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. Pangadaman had served as a budget official during

Benjamin Diokno Benjamin Estoista Diokno (born March 31, 1948) is a Filipino economist currently serving as the 32nd Secretary of Finance under the administration of President Ferdinand "Bong Bong" Marcos Jr. since June 30, 2022. He previously served as Secr ...

's time as DBM chief becoming assistant secretary from 2016 to 2018 and undersecretary from 2018 to 2019. During that stint, she was the group head of the Office of the Secretary and was a “key mover” in the preparation, implementation, and monitoring of the General Appropriations Act or national budget. She joined the

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(BSP) in 2019 as a technical adviser and later became managing director of the Office of the Governor and Executive Offices. In 2021, she became an assistant governor.

References

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