Notices of Loss of Accountable Forms for CY 2021

Hereunder are the Notices of Loss of Accountable Forms furnished to this Bureau by the LGUs pursuant to COA Circular No. 84-233, dated 21 August 1984: Loss of One (1) Set of Original, Duplicate, Triplicate Copy of BIR FORM No. 0016 Bearing Serial Number 12814870 for the City of Calapan Loss of One (1) pad […]


LGUs exceed FY2020 own-source revenue targets

Local government units (LGUs) collected Php205.71 billion in own-source revenues as of Q3 FY2020, which already account for 107 percent of the final full-year collection performance target for FY2020 set by the Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF).   The BLGF earlier targeted Php307.08 billion locally sourced revenue collections for all provincial, city and municipal treasurers […]


BLGF passes ISO standards review anew, beefs up LGU credit financing certification

Closing the year amid the Covid-19 crisis, the Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF), an attached agency of the Department of Finance (DOF), has passed anew a third-party review of its compliance with international standards in quality management under ISO 9001:2015. TÜV Rheinland, an independent certifying body, reported that its first surveillance audit of the […]


BLGF is 2020 Freedom of Information awardee

The Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF) has been recognized by the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) in the 2020 Freedom of Information (FOI) Awards for government agencies contributing to the development and progress of the FOI Program. Announced in the awarding ceremony on 25 November 2020 and livestreamed via Facebook, the BLGF shared the […]


BLGF welcomes new Director of Region VII

After 18 years of vacancy, the BLGF welcomes the appointment of Mr. JESSIE B. DOCTOLERO as Director II of the BLGF Regional Office No. VII, Cebu City. His appointment letter was signed by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte dated 04 September 2020. Starting his career as a Revenue Officer of the Bureau of Internal Revenue – […]


BLGF joins webinars for LGUs

The Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF), through Director Ma. Pamela Quizon joined discussions on improving utilization of Special Education Fund (SEF) and tapping credit financing to facilitate local recovery programs given the Coronavirus Disease (Covid-19). In the Webinar on the Utilization of SEF hosted by E-Net Philippines, Director Quizon advised LGUs to maximize SEF’s […]


BLGF welcomes two new Regional Directors

The BLGF welcomes the appointment of its two new Regional Directors, namely Gerardo A. Avorque of BLGF Region VIII and Geriebeth G. Dela Torre of BLGF Region IV-A (Calabarzon). President Rodrigo Roa Duterte issued the appointment letters of Mr. Avorque and Ms Dela Torre, both as Director II of the BLGF, on 15 May 2020 […]


BLGF and Rare hosted a webinar on LGU financing opportunities for Covid-19 recovery

The Bureau of Local Government Finance and Rare, Inc., organized an online seminar entitled “Accessing Financing Opportunities for COVID-19 LGU Recovery” last June 23, 2020. Attended by local officers and officials from partner LGUs of Rare on coastal fisheries and resource management, the webinar tackled the available financing windows for LGUs to address the effects […]