Felipe M. Medalla | |
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| 6th Governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas | |
| In office June 30, 2022 – July 3, 2023 | |
| President | Bongbong Marcos |
| Deputy | Francisco G. Dakila, Jr. Eduardo G. Bobier Chuchi G. Fonacier Mamerto Tangonan Bernadette Romulo-Puyat |
| Preceded by | Benjamin Diokno |
| Succeeded by | Eli M. Remolona, Jr. |
| Member of the Monetary Board of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas | |
| 9th Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority Concurrently Secretary of Socioeconomic Planning | |
| In office June 30, 1998 – January 20, 2001 | |
| President | Joseph Estrada |
| Preceded by | Cielito Habito |
| Succeeded by | Dante Canlas |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Education | De La Salle University (AB) University of the Philippines (M.Ec) |
| Occupation | Professor |
| Profession | Economist |
Felipe Manguiat Medalla is a Filipino economist who has served as the governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, central monetary authority of the Philippines, and the ex officio chairman of the Anti-Money Laundering Council, the central anti-money laundering/counter-terrorism financing authority of the Philippines under the Marcos administration from 2022 to 2023. He previously served as the 9th Socio-Economic Planning Secretary and Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority under President Joseph Estrada.
Medalla served as dean of the University of the Philippines School of Economics. In 1983, he earned his Ph.D. in economics from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. His dissertation "Industrial Location in the Philippines" showed the consistence of a combination of Weberian and Loschian ideas in the location of industries in the Philippines.[1]