ITINALAGA ni Pangulong Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. si dating Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno bilang miyembro ng Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.

Pinasalamatan din ni Pangulong Marcos si Diokno sa maayos na panunungkulan bilang kalihim ng DOF.

“We cannot finish this event here this afternoon without a very heartfelt and warm wishes and gratitude to Secretary Ben Diokno for the services that he has given to the Department of Finance in his time as Department of Finance [Secretary],” pahayag ni Pangulong Marcos.

Itinalaga ni Pangulong Marcos si dating Senador Ralph Recto bilang bagong kalihim ng DOF kapalit ni Diokno.

Hindi maikakaila ayon kay Pangulong Marcos na malaki ang naitulong ni Diokno para mapalakas ang ekonomiya matapos ang pandemya sa COVID-19.

“Being one of our country’s pillars of economic management, we shall continue to rely on your expertise and exuberance as a member now of the Monetary Board [of the BSP]. Maraming, maraming salamat from a grateful nation, Secretary Ben Diokno,” pahayag ni Pangulong Marcos.

Sabi ni Pangulong Marcos, una niyang inalok si Diokno sa Maharlika Investment Fund pero tinanggihan niya ito.

“Once again, I cannot thank Secretary Ben Diokno enough for setting the economy on to the right path. He has guided us, he has put the essentials into place, he has made the structural changes that we need,” pahayag ni Pangulong Marcos.

“And therefore, he has – these economic figures, the results that we are getting a lot of that can certainly be attributable to the work that he did as Department of Finance Secretary,” dagdag ni Pangulong Marcos.

Si Diokno ang pupuno sa BSP Monetary Board ni Peter Favilla na natapos ang termino noong Hulyo 2, 2023.