THE announced economic team of President-elect Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr., led by incoming Department of Finance (DoF) secretary and current Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) governor Benjamin Diokno, has been rightly applauded by business, think tanks, media and even opposition stalwarts.

The highly respected technocrats also include nominated heads Arsenio Balisacan of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), Felipe Medalla of BSP, Alfredo Pascual of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Amenah Pangandaman of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), and Manuel Bonoan of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).