Governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas

The Governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Filipino: Tagapangasiwa ng Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas) is the chief executive officer of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, the Philippines' central bank. This position succeeds and replaces the earlier post of Governor of the Central Bank of the Philippines.

Governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Tagapangasiwa ng Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
Official seal of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
Incumbent Benjamin Diokno since March 4, 2019
Member of	The Monetary Board Anti-Money Laundering Council
Seat	BSP Complex, Roxas Boulevard, Manila, Philippines
Appointer	The President with the consent of the Commission on Appointments
Term length	Six years renewable once
Constituting instrument	The BSP Charter The New Central Bank Act (RA11211 )
Inaugural holder	Miguel Cuaderno Sr. (as Governor of the Central Bank) Gabriel Singson (as Governor of the Bangko Sentral)
Formation	January 3, 1949 (Central Bank) July 3, 1993 (Bangko Sentral)
Website	bsp.gov.ph

On March 4, 2019, President Rodrigo Duterte appointed Secretary of Budget and Management Benjamin Diokno as the fifth Governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. He will serve the unexpired term of his predecessor, Nestor Espenilla Jr., which will end in July 2023.[1]

Roles with other agencies

He also serves as the chairman and principal representative of the Monetary Board; chairman of Anti-Money Laundering Council and Philippine International Convention Center; vice-chairman of the Governing Council of Agriculture Credit Policy Council; member of the Capital Market Development Council, Export Development Council, PhilExport board of trustees, and Philippine Export-Import Credit Agency; and director of Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation, National Development Council, and National Home Mortgage Finance Corporation.[2]

Powers and duties

His powers and duties as the chief executive officer of the Bangko Sentral shall be to:

1. Prepare the agenda for the meetings of the Monetary Board and to submit for the consideration of the Board the policies and measures that he believes to be necessary to carry out the purposes and provisions of said Act;
   
2. Execute and administer the policies and measures approved by the Monetary Board;
   
3. Direct and supervise the operations and internal administration of the Bangko Sentral. The Governor may delegate certain of his administrative responsibilities to other officers or may assign specific tasks or responsibilities to any full-time member of the Monetary Board without additional remuneration or allowance whenever he may deem fit or subject to such rules and regulations as the Monetary Board may prescribe;
   
4. Appoint and fix the remunerations and other emoluments of personnel below the rank of a department head in accordance with the position and compensation plans approved by the Monetary Board, as well as to impose disciplinary measures upon personnel of the Bangko Sentral, subject to the provisions of Section 15(c) of said Act: Provided, That removal of personnel shall be with the approval of the Monetary Board;
   
5. Render opinions, decisions, or rulings, which shall be final and executory until reversed or modified by the Monetary Board, on matters regarding application or enforcement of laws pertaining to institutions supervised by the Bangko Sentral and laws pertaining to quasi-banks, as well as regulations, policies or instructions issued by the Monetary Board, and the implementation thereof; and
   
6. Exercise such other powers as may be vested in him by the Monetary Board.
   
   

In capacity as the principal representative of Bangko Sentral and the Monetary Board and in accordance with the instructions of the Monetary Board, he shall be empowered to:

1. Represent the Monetary Board and the Bangko Sentral in all dealings with other offices, agencies and instrumentalities of the Government, and all other persons or entities, public or private, whether domestic, foreign or international;
   
2. Sign contracts entered into by the Bangko Sentral, notes and securities issued by the Bangko Sentral, all reports, balance sheets, profit and loss statements, correspondence, and other documents of the Bangko Sentral;
   
3. Represent the Bangko Sentral, either personally or through counsel, including private counsel, as may be authorized by the Monetary Board, in any legal proceedings, action or specialized legal studies; and
   
4. Delegate his power to represent the Bangko Sentral, to other officers upon his own responsibility: Provided, however, That in order to preserve the integrity and the prestige of his office, the Governor of the Bangko Sentral may choose not to participate in preliminary discussions with any multilateral banking or financial institution on any negotiations for the Government within or outside the Philippines. During the negotiations, he may instead be represented by a permanent negotiator.[2]

List of Governors of Bangko Sentral

Governors of the Central Bank[3]
Name	Tenure		Appointing president
	From	Until
Miguel Cuaderno Sr.	January 3, 1949	December 31, 1960	Elpidio Quirino Ramon Magsaysay
Andres Castillo	January 6, 1961	December 31, 1967	Carlos P. Garcia
Alfonso Calalang	January 1, 1968	January 9, 1970	Ferdinand Marcos
Gregorio Licaros	January 10, 1970	January 15, 1981
Jaime C. Laya	January 16, 1981	January 18, 1984
Jose B. Fernandez Jr.	January 19, 1984	February 19, 1990
Jose L. Cuisia Jr.	February 20, 1990	July 2, 1993	Corazon Aquino
Governors of the Bangko Sentral
Name	Tenure		Appointing president
	From	Until
Gabriel Singson	July 6, 1993	July 5, 1999	Fidel Ramos
Rafael Buenaventura	July 6, 1999	July 3, 2005	Joseph Estrada
Amando Tetangco Jr.	July 4, 2005	July 3, 2017	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Benigno Aquino III
Nestor Espenilla Jr.	July 3, 2017	February 23, 2019	Rodrigo Duterte
Benjamin Diokno	March 4, 2019	Incumbent

References

1. Alegado, Siegfrid (March 4, 2019). "Philippines Names Diokno as Central Bank Chief in Surprise Move". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
2. "Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas - About the Bank - Governance". Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. Retrieved December 26, 2016. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
3. "Bangko Sentral Governors". Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. Retrieved December 26, 2016.