Amenah Pangandaman
Amenah Pangandaman | |
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.jpg) Official portrait, 2022 | |
| 13th Secretary of Budget and Management | |
| Assumed office June 30, 2022 | |
| President | Bongbong Marcos |
| Preceded by | Tina Rose Marie Canda (OIC) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Amenah Flaminiano Pangandaman December 25, 1977 |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Education | |
Amenah "Mina" Flaminiano Pangandaman[1] (born December 25)[2] is a Filipino economist who is currently serving as the 13th secretary of budget and management since 2022 under the administration of President Bongbong Marcos.[3] She is the first Muslim woman budget secretary and remains the sole female member of President Marcos's economic team.
Early life and education
[edit]Born on December 25, 1977,[4][2] Pangandaman is the only child of Almen and Nancy Pangandaman, two former government workers.[2]
She earned her bachelor's degree in economics from Far Eastern University. She also has a master's degree in Development Economics from the University of the Philippines. Currently, she is pursuing an Executive Master of Public Administration from the London School of Economics.[5][6]
Career
[edit]Pangandaman started her career as a researcher at the Senate of the Philippines. She climbed up the ranks until eventually becoming chief of staff to former Senate president Edgardo Angara in 2007. She also worked with former Senate finance committee chairperson Loren Legarda.[5][7]
Pangandaman had served as a budget official during Benjamin Diokno's time as budget secretary, becoming assistant secretary from 2016 to 2018 and undersecretary from 2018 to 2019.[7] 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 the national budget.[5] She joined the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) in 2019 as a technical advisor and later became managing director of the Office of the Governor and Executive Offices. In 2021, she became an assistant governor.[7]
She was appointed DBM Secretary by President Bongbong Marcos in July 2022. Meanwhile, her appointment was confirmed by the Commission on Appointments on September 28, 2022.[8]
On May 22, 2025, President Marcos ordered members of his cabinet to tender their courtesy resignations following the results of the May 12, 2025, midterm elections.[9][10] Pangandaman immediately complied with this order.[11] However, on May 23, Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin announced that President Marcos had chosen to retain his entire economic team, including Pangandaman, in their current positions.[12]
Personal life
[edit]Hailing from Lanao del Sur,[13] she is a Muslim and a Maranao princess.[14] Her father, Almen, is from Marawi, while her mother is from Tarlac City. Her royal lineage is traced to her grandparents' membership in royal houses of the Maranao in Marawi.[3] She is unmarried.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ "Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman named 2024 MSU-IIT Commencement Speaker". Office of the Campus Secretary of The Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
- ^ a b c Romulo, Mons (August 29, 2023). "DBM Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman: Don't scrimp on hard work, spend on kindness". The Philippine Star. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
- ^ a b Gutierrez, Dennis (September 28, 2022). "CA confirms appointment of Pangandaman as DBM secretary". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
- ^ "Happy Birthday Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman". Department of Budget and Management. December 25, 2024. Retrieved May 22, 2025 – via Instagram.
- ^ a b c Rey, Aika (May 30, 2022). "Amenah Pangandaman is next budget secretary". Rappler. Rappler News. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
- ^ "Profile of Sec. Amenah Pangandaman". Pag-IBIG Fund. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
- ^ a b c RISE: The Women Leaders of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (PDF). Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. 2022. pp. 48–51.
- ^ Aravilla, Jose; Romero, Paolo (September 29, 2022). "Pangandaman, Manalo get CA nod". Philstar.com. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
- ^ "Marcos calls for courtesy resignation of all Cabinet secretaries in 'bold reset'". ABS-CBN News. May 5, 2025. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
- ^ "No defiance here: Cabinet members follow Marcos call to resign". Politiko. May 5, 2025. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
- ^ Cigaral, Ian Nicolas P. (May 22, 2025). "Recto, Pangandaman resign from Cabinet". Inquirer.net. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
- ^ Cordero, Ted (May 23, 2025). "Marcos economic team intact as secretaries, special adviser retained". GMA News. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
- ^ "Amenah Pangandaman". Rappler. May 30, 2022. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
- ^ a b Siytangco, Deedee (April 11, 2023). "Royalty for DBM—Princess Amenah". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
- 1977 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Filipino economists
- Far Eastern University alumni
- University of the Philippines alumni
- Secretaries of budget and management of the Philippines
- Bongbong Marcos administration cabinet members
- Filipino Muslims
- Women members of the Cabinet of the Philippines
- Maranao people
- People from Lanao del Sur