Pumanaw na si dating Budget Undersecretary at Officer-In-Charge Tina Canda.
Ayon sa pahayag ng DBM, pumanaw si Canda kagabi kasabay ng kanyang ika-41 anibersaryo na pagtatrabaho sa ahensya.
Ayon kay Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman, labis na nalulungkot at nagluluksa ang DBM sa pagkawala ni canda.
“It is with deep sadness and profound loss that we, in the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), mourn the passing of one of our agency’s towers of strength, former Budget Undersecretary Tina Marie Rose L. Canda,” pahayag ni Pangandaman.
Nagsimula si Canda bilang budget analyst ng DBM matapos mag-graduate ng cum laude sa University of Sto. Tomas noong 1986.
Bago naitalaga si pangandaman bilang DBM Secretary, nagsilbi si Canda bilang OIC Secretary.
“Her courage and relentless work ethic was most evident when despite having been diagnosed with stage-4 cancer, she reported for work every day with her usual dogged determination, and even diligently attended the Congress hearings in 2022. Despite her trials and tribulations, she bravely soldiered on,” pahayag ni Pangandaman.
“Indeed, Usec Tina was a brilliant leader. She leaves behind a tremendous legacy of policies, best practices, and a solid work ethic in the DBM,” dagdag ni Pangandaman.