Ex-DOF usec says Palace wanted her out in July
The Philippine Star|September 12, 2023
As early as July this year, Cielo Magno says Malacañang already wanted her out as undersecretary of the Department of Finance (DOF), on perceptions of being a "kakampink" or supporter of former vice president Leni Robredo.
Ex-DOF usec says Palace wanted her out in July

Magno told "The Chiefs" on Cignal TV's One News yesterday that Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno persuaded President Marcos at the time to keep her in the DOF.

Diokno was the one who recruited Magno last year to join him in the DOF from the University of the Philippines School of Economics. Magno returns to the UPSE beginning today as a tenured professor.

Magno told "The Chiefs" that apart from resuming teaching, she intends to write a book on economics for high school, to include explanations about the law of supply and demand.

A graph on the law of supply and demand, which she posted on Facebook together with a comment, "I miss teaching," on the day that Malacañang announced the order on rice price caps turned out to be the last straw for the Palace.

This time, Diokno could no longer dissuade the Palace.

This story is from the September 12, 2023 edition of The Philippine Star.

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