Under Pangandaman, DBM sees reforms to ensure post-pandemic recovery

The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) on Tuesday welcomed the appointment of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Assistant Governor Amenah Pangandaman as the next Budget Secretary.

“The entire DBM is ready to work with incoming Secretary Pangandaman – who also served the Department as Undersecretary and Functional Group Head of the Office of the Secretary under then-DBM Chief Benjamin E. Diokno – to ensure the smooth and orderly turnover of leadership,” the DBM said in a statement.

“The Department is confident that under the capable stewardship of the incoming Budget Chief, reforms will be introduced and sustained to get the country safely and surely through this crucial transition period of post-pandemic recovery, growth, and sustainability,” it added.

The DBM said that during her previous stint at the department, Pangandaman "served as the prime mover in the preparation, implementation, and monitoring of the General Appropriations Act and oversaw the implementation of the Green, Green, Green Initiative—a budget assistance program for local government units to develop sustainable open spaces, among her other accomplishments."

Pangandaman has a degree in economics from Far Eastern University, a diploma and master’s degree in development economics from the University of the Philippines, and is currently pursuing her Executive Master of Public Administration from the London School of Economics. —VBL, GMA News