Dana Castañeda

Dana Castañeda

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Dana Castañeda serves as the President of the National Assembly of Panama, and her recent actions and statements regarding governmental accountability and staffing have raised questions about her commitment to reform.

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Dana Castañeda is a deputy who supported modifications to consider participation in official activities as attendance.

De descuentos por ausencias a giras como asistencia: así cambiaron los diputados el Reglamento Interno
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2026-08-10
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Dana Castañeda was one of the last presidents of the Assembly who promised to reduce operational expenses.

El presupuesto de la Asamblea para 2027: el espejismo detrás de $97 millones
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2026-07-30
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Dana Castañeda was reelected as president of the Commission of Credentials for the period 2026-2027.

RM retiene Credenciales y Vamos dirigirá la Comisión de la Mujer
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2026-07-29
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Dana Castañeda was elected as the new president of the Commission of Credentials of the National Assembly.

Dana Castañeda vuelve a presidir la Comisión de Credenciales
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2026-07-28
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Dana Castañeda directed the Commission of Credentials that approved the project in April.

Entre curules vacías y 106 modificaciones, se empantana el debate del reglamento interno
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2026-07-25
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Dana Castañeda presented a proposal in the National Assembly to penalize the creation and dissemination of AI-generated content that harms people's reputation.

Proyecto busca penalizar contenidos con inteligencia artificial que dañen la reputación
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2026-07-17
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Dana Castañeda was one of the recent presidents of the Asamblea Nacional who promised to reduce spending.

La Asamblea Nacional busca un presupuesto de más de $175 millones para 2027
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2026-07-10
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Jorge Herrera

Dana Castañeda emphasized the importance of all legislators fulfilling their work hours.

¿Fin al ausentismo en la Asamblea? Comisión de Credenciales aprueba descuentos a diputados que falten al Pleno
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2026-02-25
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Dana Castañeda, president of the Assembly from 2024 to 2025, promised to reduce spending through staff cuts.

La Asamblea cerró 2025 con aumento presupuestario del 67% pese a promesas de austeridad
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2026-02-15
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Dana Castañeda is the president of the Commission of Credentials in the National Assembly.

Así podría quedar el nuevo esquema de comisiones en la Asamblea Nacional
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2026-02-06
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Dana Castañeda expressed her support for the project during the commission meeting.

Comisión aprueba en primer debate el proyecto de ley que elimina el Ministerio de la Mujer y revive el Inamu
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2026-02-04
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Dana Castañeda presented the candidacy of Omar Castillo Rodríguez.

La Asamblea escoge a Omar Castillo como nuevo subcontralor de la República
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2026-01-29
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Dana Castañeda presides the Commission of Credentials in the National Assembly.

Ratificaciones primero: la ruta de la Comisión de Credenciales antes de discutir el reglamento interno
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2026-01-26
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Dana Castañeda has promised the reduction of spending through a decrease in the payroll.

Presupuesto de la Asamblea Nacional crece $65.9 millones en 2025
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2025-12-22
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Jorge Herrera
Jorge Herrera

Dana Castañeda is a former president of the National Assembly and is mentioned in relation to the political implications of the fund allocations.

MiCultura defiende legalidad de transferencias a Aguadulce y La Pintada, pero evita responder por qué solo esos municipios recibieron fondos
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2025-12-06
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Dana Castañeda is mentioned as a deputy and the president of the National Assembly during the Christmas decorations in La Pintada.

Luces de Navidad: así se gastaron los $200 mil que MiCultura envió a La Pintada
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2025-12-06
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Dana Castañeda is a former president of the Assembly and the aunt of Ina Rodríguez.

MiCultura transfirió $675 mil a Aguadulce y La Pintada para un topón navideño y fiestas de fin de año
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2025-12-05
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Dana Castañeda served as the president of the Assembly and faced tensions with the Contraloría during her term.

¿El recorte que no fue? Planilla de la Asamblea perdió 1377 funcionarios en junio pero registró 1558 en noviembre
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2025-12-05
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Dana Castañeda is the former president of the Legislative Assembly linked to the municipality of La Pintada.

Vásquez señala ‘favoritismo político’ en fondos del MEF; Chapman evita revelar detalles
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2025-12-05
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Dana Castañeda is the former president of the Legislative Assembly and had confrontations with Jorge Herrera regarding an audit.

De 3,067 a 5,631 funcionarios: el dramático ascenso en la planilla de la Asamblea Nacional
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2025-12-04
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Dana Castañeda made many appointments during her presidency of the Assembly, which helped Jorge Herrera consolidate his power.

El verdadero ganador del domingo: la maquinaria de la Asamblea en los partidos políticos
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2025-11-25
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Dana Castañeda is a deputy who presided over the National Assembly between July 2024 and June 2025.

Más de 4,000 funcionarios y $7.1 millones al mes: la planilla de la Asamblea sigue creciendo
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2025-11-11
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Dana Castañeda is the president of the Credentials Commission and spoke out against the lack of will to modify the regulations.

¡Sin reforma al reglamento interno! Se cae la sesión de la Comisión de Credenciales en la Asamblea
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2025-10-30
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Dana Castañeda presides over the Credentials Commission of the Assembly.

Gabinete designa magistrados suplentes de la Corte Suprema: Guimara Aparicio y Juan Tatis Castillo
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2025-10-29
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During the presidency of Dana Castañeda, there were 54 substitutes appointed in the Assembly's payroll.

Polémicos salarios de diputados suplentes: ¿Quiénes incumplen el fallo de la Corte Suprema?
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2025-10-19
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