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Acting Budget chief takes oath
Rolando Toledo has been sworn in as the acting Secretary of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Toledo's appointment comes weeks after the resignation of Amenah Pangandaman, who was involved in alleged budget insertions.
The new acting DBM chief aims to rebuild trust in the government and continue reforms focused on fiscal transparency and citizen participation.
He assured the public that the national budget will be utilized for tangible outcomes such as job creation, classrooms, and medicine delivery.
Toledo, described as a "champion of Open Government," previously headed the Secretariat for the Philippine Open Government Partnership, advocating for transparency and accountability.
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