Welcome to my Blog!

Dear friends, colleagues and fellow finance professionals,

I am Nina Lasala, the current Treasurer of the Republic of the Philippines. I am writing this Blog to document the events, considerations and decisions I have had to undertake during my tenure. I believe I owe it to myself, my family and for historical references to discuss the many complex issues in detail.

As some of you may be aware, much controversy has been generated as of late surrounding my alleged opposition to the Third Party Custodian regulations promulgated by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).

I am saddened but understand how the popular media has chosen to simplify the issues and trivialize it in terms of making it appear as if it were all about personality and personal agenda considerations. To be fair, I understand that these issues are not easily understood by the man on the street. However, the issues WILL directly impact the man on the street just the same.

To share my personal beliefs, I believe that we are all stewards of this country's welfare. In my humble and limited capacity as the national debt manager that is the lens I always use for viewing my responsibilites.

It is my hope that we can have a dispassionate and thorough discussion of these issues. I also hope that through these discussions, we can all come to some understanding if not agreement regarding the stand and actuations I have taken.

Sincerely,
Nina Lasala