People are confused and eager to know if Benjamin Diokno is related to Chel Diokno. Learn more about the relationship between Benjamin Diokno and Chel Diokno.
Due to the same last name Diokno, it has created a misunderstanding among the people between Benjamin and Chel.
Benjamin Diokno, a technocrat and former Budget Secretary in the Duterte government, is the new governor of the Bangko Sentral. At the same time, human rights lawyer Chel Diokno is the senatorial candidate running against him.
Is Benjamin Diokno Related To Chel Diokno?
Chel Diokno, a human rights lawyer, may have the same last name as Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno, but he made it clear they are not the same person.
Chel’s son, famed director Pepe Diokno, verified on Twitter that they are just seven degrees apart from Benjamin Diokno.
When a social media user inquired about the two individuals’ relationship, Pea tagged the younger Diokno, who responded that he had the exact name and his father is 7 degrees asunder in relation and beliefs.
It can be very challenging to ascertain degrees of kinship through consanguinity or blood, especially for relatives in the fifth degree or a person’s first cousin once removed and higher.
Benjamin Diokno And Chel Diokno Biography
Both Benjamin Diokno and Chel Diokno have their respective profile on the official site of Wikipedia.
Since 2019, Benjamin Diokno has been the governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas and the ex officio head of the Anti-Money Laundering Council.
From 2016 until 2019, Diokno was the Secretary of Budget and Management under President Rodrigo Duterte.
Under President-elect Bongbong Marcos’ new administration, Benjamin will serve as Secretary of Finance.
Chel Diokno is a lawyer, educator, and human rights activist from the Philippines.
The Lawyer is the founding dean of the De La Salle University College of Law and the head of the Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG).
Chel was a member of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee’s special counsel.
Family Details Of Benjamin Diokno And Chel Diokno
About Benjamin’s family, Leodegardio B. Diokno and Loreta Estoista are Benjamin’s parents.
Bayani Diokno (1943-2018), Benjamin’s oldest brother, served in the US Navy for over three decades.
Lucilo, Felipe, Emilio, Lydia, Leonor, Amanda, and Eduvijis are Benjamin’s other siblings.
Now, about Chel’s family, Diokno was born as the eighth of ten children of human rights lawyer Jose W. Diokno and Carmen “Nena” Icasiano.
Chel is the great-grandson of Ananas Diokno, the Visayan commander during the Philippine–American War.
Likewise, Chel is the grandson of Ramón Diokno, a patriot who served as a Senator and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.