MANILA -- Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Nestor A. Espenilla Jr. on Friday went on sick leave, effective January 4-21, 2019, to seek medical treatment abroad for his battle with tongue cancer.
“The Governor will be obtaining medical care overseas as part of his continuing treatment program,” the BSP said in an advisory Friday.
Espenilla, who was appointed in May 2017 to head the central bank after the end of former BSP Gov. Amando Tetangco Jr.’s two six-year terms, was diagnosed with early stage cancer in November 2018.
While he is on leave, BSP Deputy Governors Diwa C. Guinigundo and Maria Almasara Cyd N. Tuaño-Amador will have their own turn as BSP Officer-in-Charge.
“As an organization, the BSP remains focused on its mandate to ensure stable prices and maintain a sound financial system,” the advisory added. (PNA)
