(Eagle News)–House deputy speaker and Batangas Rep. Ralph Recto is slated to replace Benjamin Diokno as Finance Secretary, the congressman’s wife, former lawmaker Vilma Santos-Recto, confirmed on Thursday, Jan. 11. She said he is slated to take his oath in Malacañang on Friday, Jan. 12. “He was given the trust because he is such a good economist,” she said. Several of Recto’s fellow lawmakers welcomed the development even prior to the official appointment. Albay Rep. […]