SSS announces appointment of Diana Pardo Aguilar as acting member of Social Security Commission

by Info @Brand Zone | May 8, 2023

The Social Security System (SSS) announces the appointment of Commissioner Diana Pardo Aguilar as Acting Member of the Social Security Commission (SSC), representing the Employers’ Group, last 25 April 2023. Commissioner Aguilar will continue to serve as a member of the SSC, the highest governing board of the SSS, from her first appointment in August 2010 and earlier reappointments in September 2013 and November 2016. “With her continued presence in the SSC, she is able to provide meaningful and relevant context to various initiatives, especially those that have been initiated in previous administrations,” SSS President and CEO Rolando Ledesma Macasaet said. As part of the SSC, Aguilar serves as the chairperson of the Risk Management and Investment Committee that sets directions in making strategic initiatives and policy reforms that contribute to generating a higher return on investment for the SSS. This includes synchronizing the renewal of accreditations and amending pertinent policy guidelines to enhance transparency in the selection of brokers and governance of investible funds. She is also a member of the Audit Committee of the SSC. Aguilar holds concurrent directorships in the field of banking, investment, and energy, among others. She has been a director and/or senior advisor for Security Bank Corporation since 2010 and is currently the Chairperson of its Trust Committee and SB Capital Investment Corporation. She is also a Director in PXP Energy Corporation. Moreover, Aguilar serves in various capacities in socio-civic and non-profit organizations such as Governor of the Employers Confederation of the Philippines and Chairperson of its Committee on Diversity and Inclusion, Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of La Salle Green Hills since 2021, Member of La Salle Philippines Investment Committee since July 2018, and Member of La Salle Institute’s International Economic Council in Rome. Aguilar earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Studies from De La Salle University. She graduated with honors from Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, USA, with a Master’s Degree in Business Administration, Major in International Business and Finance. Other members of the SSC are Secretary of Finance Benjamin E. Diokno (ex officio Chairperson); SSS President and CEO Rolando Ledesma Macasaet (Vice-Chairperson); Secretary of Labor and Employment Bienvenido E. Laguesma (ex officio Member); and Commissioners Anita Bumpus-Quitain, Jose C. Julio, Manuel L. Argel Jr., Robert Joseph M. De Claro, and Eva B. Arcos.

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Diokno, bilang DOF chief at Medalla, bilang BSP governor — Marcos

ni Lolet Abania | May 26, 2022

Inanunsiyo ni President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. ngayong Huwebes na si Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Benjamin Diokno ang magiging chief ng Department of Finance (DOF) sa ilalim ng kanyang administrasyon.

Sa isang press conference matapos ang kanyang proklamasyon, sinabi rin ni Marcos na papalitan ni Felipe Medalla bilang BSP governor si Diokno.

Naging BSP governor si Diokno noong Marso 2019, ang iniwang posisyon ni yumaong dating BSP Governor Nestor Espenilla Jr. na namatay dahil sa cancer. Dahil sa appointment niya bilang DOF secretary, umiksi ang termino ni Diokno bilang BSP governor na nakatakda sanang magtapos sa Hulyo 2023.

“It is an honor to serve the Filipino people in my current and any future capacity. I am grateful and humbled by the President-elect to help his administration manage the country’s fiscal affairs,” sabi ni Diokno sa isang statement.

“As Finance Secretary, I will strive to continue prudently and carefully balancing the need to support economic growth, on one hand, and to maintain fiscal discipline, on the other,” dagdag niya.

Bago pa ang pagtatalaga sa BSP sa ilalim ng Duterte administration, nagsilbi si Diokno sa kanyang ikalawang termino bilang secretary ng Department of Budget and Management (DBM). Unang nagsilbi si Diokno bilang DBM secretary sa ilalim ng Estrada administration, gayundin, naging DBM undersecretary mula 1986 hanggang 1991 sa ilalim ng yumaong dating Pangulong Corazon Aquino.

Samantala, si Medalla ay dati nang miyembro ng Monetary Board simula Hulyo 2011. Una siyang na-appoint dito ni yumaong dating Pangulong Benigno Aquino III, habang nagsilbi sa kanyang ikalawang termino sa Duterte administration noong Hulyo 2017.

Naglingkod din si Medalla bilang secretary ng Socio-Economic Planning at director-general ng National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) mula 1998 hanggang 2001 sa administrasyon ni dating Pangulong Joseph Estrada. Wala pang tugon si Medalla hinggil sa kanyang appointment sa ngayon.

P25B, inihirit para sa COVID-19 vaccine ng mga menor-de-edad

ni Lolet Abania | June 15, 2021

Nasa P25 bilyon ang kailangang pondo para sa pagbabakuna kontra-COVID-19 ng mga menor-de-edad na nasa 12-anyos at pataas, ayon kay Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Carlos Dominguez III sa isang Senate hearing.

Sinabi ni Dominguez sa mga senador na tinitingnan na ng pamahalaan ang gagawing mass immunization campaign at inisyal pa lamang ang budget na kanyang ipinakita habang aniya, “the number depends on the vaccine that is recommended for children.”

“It is just an estimate at this point in time because the health authorities might have another vaccine. This is a developing situation,” ani Dominguez.

Sa televised briefing naman kagabi, tiniyak ni Dominguez kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na may “sapat na reserba” ang gobyerno para sa pagbabakuna ng mga adolescents.

“The money is there and we will certainly be able to vaccinate the entire adult population plus the teenagers who are I think around 15 million, right? So total 85 million Filipinos,” sabi ni Dominguez.

Una nang sinabi ni Vaccine Czar Carlito Galvez, Jr. na ang pagbabakuna sa mga bata kontra-COVID-19 ay maaaring simulan sa ika-4 na quarter ng 2021 dahil sa inaasahang pagdating ng maraming vaccines na epektibo sa mga menor-de-edad. Matatandaang pinalawak din ng pamahalaan ang emergency use authorization (EUA) para sa Pfizer doses ng COVID-19 vaccine upang magamit ng indibidwal na nasa edad 12 at pataas.