Conduct of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Courses: Skills Enhancement Training on the Updating of Schedule of Market Values and Conduct of General Revision

Memorandum Circular No. 003.2019 DATE : 7 March 2019 TO : All BLGF Central and Regional Directors; and All Provincial, City and Municipal Assessors and Appraisers SUBJECT : Conduct of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Courses: Skills Enhancement Training on the Updating of Schedule of Market Values and Conduct of General Revision The Bureau of Local […]


BLGF Staffer Attends Budget Course in Singapore

Bureau of Local Government Finance OIC Chief of Policy, Planning, Programming and Standard Division Ms Brenda L. Miranda, together with other countries’ fiscal managers, attended the Fiscal Policy Analysis Course last 30 April 2018 to 11 May 2018 at the IMF-Singapore Regional Training Institute (STI). The program aims to bridge the gap between public finance […]


BLGF Strengthens its ISO Certification Process

The Bureau of Local Government Finance welcomes the year 2019 with high hopes of obtaining the certification on the Quality Management System (QMS), with the Top Management leading the setting of direction for the Bureau. To align the perspective of the Bureau’s Officials and Employees with the new set of vision and long-term strategies during […]


Sri Lankan Delegates Visit DOF-BLGF to Discuss Financial Management in the Country

Last 30 January 2019, delegates from the Provincial Public Accounts Committee of the Western Province Provincial Council of Sri Lanka visited the Department of Finance to discuss public accountability and transparency in the implementation of programs and projects. The International Exposure is designed to provide the delegates knowledge on the different public accounting and transparency […]


BLGF Appoints New Staff

Six (6) newly hired personnel of the Bureau of Local Government Finance took their oath of office before Executive Director Niño Raymond B. Alvina, and witnessed by the BLGF employees during the flag raising ceremony on 14 January 2019 and 11 February 2019 at the 8th floor EDPC Bldg., BSP Complex. The appointed officers in […]


BLGF Top Officials Set New Vision and Long-term Strategies

The Bureau of Local Government Finance, in connection with the ongoing implementation of the Bureau’s Quality Management System (QMS) certification, conducted a Strategic Planning Workshop on 16-18 January 2019 held in Bamban, Tarlac. The 3-day workshop participated by BLGF top management aimed to develop and capacitate its employees for the improvement of the Bureau’s public […]


BLGF Attends IVSC Annual General Meeting 2018 in Dubai

The Bureau of Local Government Finance, through Executive Director Niño Raymond B. Alvina, Acting Deputy Executive Director Jose Arnold M. Tan and OIC Director Geriebeth G. Dela Torre, participated in the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the International Valuation Standards Council (IVSC) on 22-24 October 2018 in Dubai, UAE. As a new institutional member of […]


BLGF Joins the International Valuation Course in Malaysia

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of Malaysia, through the Malaysian Technological Cooperation Program (MTCP), conducted a three-week International Certificate Course on Property Valuation from July 09 to 27 2018 at the National Institute of Valuation (INSPEN), Sengalar, Malaysia. Mr. Don Rommel D. Dais, Local Assessment Operations Officer IV, of the BLGF Local Assessment Operations […]


BLGF Caps Off 2018 with New Milestones

The Bureau of Local Government Finance held its year-end activity last 17 December 2018 at the Philippine International Convention Center, acknowledging some remarkable milestones. As part of a three-level competency certification under the Standardized Examination and Assessment for Local Treasury (SEAL) Program, the top passers of the Basic Competency on Local Treasury Examination (BCLTE) 2017 […]


BLGF Bares New Appointments to the Government

(DED Jose Arnold M. Tan, CESO V) Acting Deputy Executive Director Jose Arnold M. Tan, CESO V formally took his oath as a new board member of the Professional Regulatory Board of Real Estate Service (PRBRES) representing the government sector in the Philippines. The oath-taking ceremony took place at the Professional Regulatory Commission (PRC) on […]