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Though they are under the large Diokno family that hails from Taal, the main Diokno branch represented by Chel ran against the Duterte administration in the 2019 and 2022 Senate election, the administration Benjamin Diokno served.
Mar 7, 2019 · The two Dioknos share the same last name but have different political views and backgrounds. Benjamin Diokno is the former budget secretary and Bangko Sentral governor, while Chel Diokno is a human rights lawyer and senatorial candidate.
Chel Diokno as a human rights advocate with his wife Divina. Diokno is the son of Filipino nationalist Senator Jose W. "Ka Pepe" Diokno, the acknowledged father of human rights in the Philippines and intellectual leader against the Marcos regime.
Mar 5, 2019 · Benjamin Diokno is the new Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) governor, appointed in March 2019. He has served as budget secretary under two administrations and was a professor of economics at UP Diliman.
Sep 15, 2021 · Chel Diokno, a veteran human rights lawyer, will run again as Senator for the 2022 elections, trusting that “a lot has changed” since the sorry sweep absorbed by his opposition slate Otso...
Jan 16, 2022 · Benjamin Diokno knows he knows the limits of monetary policy, and says he knows he can’t solve all of the country’s economic problems.
Dec 22, 2018 · Human rights abogado Chel Diokno may share the same last name as Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno, but he sure made it clear there were not cut from the same cloth.
