PROFILE

Amenah F. Pangandaman is the Secretary of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM). 

As DBM Secretary —the only female member of the country’s Economic Team—she is Chairperson of the Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC), the Government Procurement Policy Board (GPPB), the Government Quality Management Committee (GQMC), and the Committee on Devolution (ComDev).  

She is also Chairperson of the Philippine Open Government Partnership (PH-OGP) which, under her leadership, once again became a member of the global OGP Steering Committee beginning October 2024 and in February 2025 hosted the OGP Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting for the first time, participated in by over a thousand open government champions and reformers from more than 40 countries.  

As the first Filipina Muslim Budget Secretary and the only Filipina Muslim in the Cabinet of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., she is also Co-Chair of the Intergovernmental Relations Body (IGRB) which ensures the seamless transitioning to full autonomy of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). For her efforts as IGRB Chair, she earned the Gawad Kapayapaan Award given in 2024 by the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU).  

Among the achievements of the DBM during Sec. Mina’s less than three years in office are the successful passage of the New Government Procurement Act (Republic Act No. 12009), hailed as the biggest anti-corruption measure in the country’s recent history; the institutionalization of the Philippine Open Government Partnership through Executive Order No. 31; the creation of the Public Financial Management (PFM) Reforms Roadmap 2024-2028; the full adoption of the Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS); the strengthening of Program Convergence Budgeting (PCB); and the Philippines being recognized by the Open Budget Survey as being No. 1 in budget transparency not just in Southeast Asia but in the whole of Asia. 

Sec. Mina also championed the much-awaited salary increase and for the first time, the granting of medical allowance for government employees, as well as the updating of the position classification and compensation scheme and system of career progression for public school teachers and school heads. 

The hardworking Budget Secretary carries more than 20 years of experience in government service and has worked in both the Executive and Legislative branches, as well as the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). She served as Undersecretary and Functional Group Head of the DBM Office of the Secretary from 2018 to 2019. She was Chief-of-Staff of former Senate President Edgardo J. Angara and also worked as BSP Assistant Governor, pushing for reforms on digitalization of payments and financial inclusion.  

A truly dedicated public servant, she was awarded “Outstanding Filipina in the Field of Public Service” at the Gawad Pilipino Awards 2025 and granted an honorary Doctorate Degree of Philosophy in Economics (Honoris Causa) by the Mindanao State University (MSU) in Marawi City during its 61st Commencement Exercises. She was also recognized as “Public Servant of the Year” by the Asia Leaders Awards, “Outstanding Public Servant” by the Public Attorney’s Office, and PeopleAsia’s “People of the Year” in 2023 and 2024.  

Sec. Mina holds a degree in Economics from Far Eastern University and a diploma and Master’s degree in Development Economics from the University of the Philippines. She has also attended the London School of Economics for an Executive Master of Public Administration. 

In her spare time, she volunteers for the Dugtong Buhay Movement bloodletting drive, which she founded in partnership with the Philippine Red Cross, the Philippine National Police, and the Philippine Coast Guard; finds ways to support the local textile and fashion industries; and spends quality time with her family and her adorable dog, Bimby. 

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