Former Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno has been appointed as a full-time member of the Monetary Board for a six-year term effective 15 January 2024, after having served as chief of the Department of Finance.
Diokno continues his service at the MB after chairing it as BSP Governor from March 2019 to June 2022 and representing the government sector as an ex-officio MB member when he was Finance Secretary from July 2022 to January 2024.
The MB is headed by BSP Governor Eli M. Remolona, Jr. as chairman. The other MBMs are V. Bruce J. Tolentino, Anita Linda R. Aquino, Romeo L. Bernardo, Rosalia V. De Leon, and a member of the Cabinet designated by the President.
MBM Diokno took over as BSP governor in March 2019 with the passing of then BSP Governor Nestor A. Espenilla, Jr.
