(Bloomberg) -- Philippine Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno said he shares a “very good” relationship with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., as he sought to quell speculation about his future in the administration.

“Don’t know where this is coming from,” he said at an event in Manila on Tuesday, referring to local media reports about a possible reshuffle of Marcos’s economic team. “I’m old in this game to even bother about this. I just work non-stop,” he said.

Marcos Jr. named Diokno as finance chief shortly after his May election victory. Diokno was then central bank head, and has previously served as budget chief during Rodrigo Duterte’s presidency.

Earlier at the event, Diokno said the Philippine economy is on track to meet its growth goal this year, and may even reach the upper band of its 6.5%-7.5% target.

--With assistance from Siegfrid Alegado and Cecilia Yap.

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