Todo-tanggi si Albay 2nd District Rep. Joey Salceda sa napaulat na itatalaga siya bilang kalihim ng Department of Finance (DOF).
"Oh no. Hindi po.I have nothing to do or start this DOF news flow. It is not my style," sabi ni Salceda sa panayam sa telebisyon hinggil sa impormasyong ipapalit siya kay DOF Secretary Benjamin Diokno.
Paliwanag ni Salceda, pinuno ng House committee on ways and means, kuntento na siya sa pagtulong sa fiscal strategy ng gobyerno na pinagsisilbihan niya mula pa noong 2006.
"Do not covet thy neighbor’s job. In past administrations, as in the present, I was able to move fiscal policy from my seat in Congress.From the fiscal reforms of 2003-2006 to the economic reforms during the 2008 global financial crisis to the Duterte-era CTRP (Comprehensive Tax Reform Program), up to the present, I have worked with the Secretary of Finance, not as the Secretary of Finance,” ayon sa kongresista.
‘Julian,’ itinaas na sa ‘typhoon’ category
“Secretary Ben is a good friend and as long as he’s Secretary of Finance, I will work closely with him,” pagbibigay-diin ng mambabatas.
Si Salceda ay dating nagsilbi bilangeconomic adviser ng dating pangulo na ngayo'y Senior House Deputy Speaker na si Gloria Arroyo.
Pinamunuan din ni Salceda ang House committee onways and means sa panahon ni dating Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte.
