{
  "id": 20027194,
  "title": "Luis Felipe Henao Takes Over Colombia’s Earthquake Fund After Payroll Controversy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/luis-felipe-henao-takes-over-colombias-earthquake-fund-after-payroll",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-14T18:32:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Colombia One",
    "slug": "colombia-one",
    "url": "https://colombiaone.com/2026/11/14/luis-felipe-henao-takes-over-colombias-earthquake-fund-after-payroll-controversy/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Colombia's new Fondo Milagro director, Luis Felipe Henao, has accepted the role without a salary. President Abelardo de la Espriella appointed the former Housing Minister to manage the earthquake recovery fund following controversies over the fund's payroll. Henao will serve without receiving a salary, pledging to build a modest administrative team and manage resources transparently. The controversy began after the fund disclosed its payroll, revealing a monthly expense of 765.6 million Colombian pesos. President de la Espriella rejected the salaries, citing his government's austerity directive.",
  "summary": "Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella has appointed former Housing Minister Luis Felipe Henao to manage the Fondo Milagro, the trust responsible for financing reconstruction after the Aug. 10 earthquake. Henao replaces Jaime Andres Uribe, who resigned amid questions over the fund’s monthly payroll of 765.6 million Colombian pesos (approximately US$231,200) and the pace at […]",
  "key_points": [
    "Luis Felipe Henao appointed as new Fondo Milagro director",
    "Henao accepts role without salary to address payroll controversy",
    "Fund's payroll revealed at 765.6 million Colombian pesos monthly"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}