Former BSP Governor Felipe Medalla was the highest paid government official in 2022, dethroning Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno who held the title in 2020 and 2021.
— Former Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Felipe Medalla was the highest paid government official in 2022, dethroning Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno who held the title in 2020 and 2021.
In 2021, when he was still a member of the BSP Monetary Board, Medalla ranked third with ₱21.83 million, right behind fellow central bank board member Victor Tolentino, who made ₱23.29 million.Meanwhile, Diokno had an income of ₱28.78 million last year, putting him in second place. The finance chief earned ₱19.79 million in 2020, which more than doubled to ₱41.81 million in 2021.
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