Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF) Executive Director Consolacion Q. Agcaoili, Department of Finance (DOF) Fiscal Policy and Monitoring Group OIC Undersecretary Karlo Fermin S. Adriano, UNDP Philippines Country Representative, Dr. Selva Ramachandran, Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) Deputy Director for Operations Ms. Maria Kristine Josefina G. Balmes, together with BLGF Acting Deputy Executive Director for Operations, Ms. Ma. Pamela P. Quizon, BLGF Administrative, Financial, and Management Service Director Pascualito V. LapiΓ±a, BLGF Administrative Division Acting Chief, Ms. Grace Louie M. Boongaling, and BLGF Central and Regional Officials and personnel, and heads of national and regional associations of local treasurers and assessors, spearheaded the launch of EQUANOMICS in the Philippines, on May 23 to 24, 2024, at the Eastwood Richmonde Hotel, Quezon City.
The event, with the theme: βEQUANOMICS: Making Fiscal Policy Work for Gender Equalityβ, is a flagship initiative of the UNDP to initiate reforms and make economies work for gender equality, which is in line with the implementation of the UNDP Gender Equality Strategy for 2022 to 2025.
The BLGF, in partnership with the UNDP, will collaborate to achieve the two (2) components of the Equanomics initiative, namely, Component 1. Certification Process for UNDP Gender Equality Seal for Public Institutions; and Component 2. Mainstreaming Gender in Tax Reforms.
