Can Amenah Pangandaman continue reforms in PH’s sole Islamic bank?

MANILA, Philippines — Former Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman has been named the chair and chief executive officer of the P2.6-billion state-owned Al-Amanah Islamic Investment Bank of the Philippines (AAIIBP), marking her return to the government months after she resigned from the Cabinet last year.

The country’s only Islamic bank announced Pangandaman’s appointment on July 10 ...