DOF Secretary Diokno calls for sound local government finance: Enhance property tax administration through the LGRP’s information systems and professionalization of LGUs

Pasay City – Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno lead the ceremonial signing of the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with two (2) academic partners, three (3) National Government Agencies (NGAs) and twenty-one (21) pilot local government units (LGUs), marking the collaborative efforts to advance Outputs 2 and 4 of the Local Governance Reform Project (LGRP), on 11 […]


BLGF OIC Executive Director highlights the major resource mobilization and assessment initiatives at the PAMAS 14th National Convention

Baguio City – The Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF) OIC Executive Director Ricardo L. Bobis, Jr. highlighted major initiatives on resource mobilization and assessment operations at the opening program of the Philippine Association of Municipal Assessors, Inc. (PAMAS) 14th National Convention, on 03 May 2023, at Baguio Country Club, Baguio City. In OIC Executive […]


BLGF supports the proposed Public Private Partnership (PPP) Act in the Senate Committee on Public Works Public Hearing

Pasay City – The Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF) Acting Deputy Executive Director Ricardo L. Bobis, Jr. And the Department of Finance (DOF) Privatization and Corporate Affairs Group (PCAG) Undersecretary Catherine L. Fong, supported the proposed House Bill No. 1974 or the Public Private Partnership (PPP) Act, in a public hearing of the Senate […]


BLGF Service Director participates in the DBM’s Consultative Meeting on the PBBM Governance Bill

Manila – The Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF) Local Fiscal Policy Service (LFPS) OIC Director Brenda L. Miranda participated in the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Meeting on the Progressive Budgeting for Better and Modernized (PBBM) Governance Bill to discuss the financial management portion of the bill, on 18 April 2023, at the […]


DOF, BLGF push for the proposed RPVAR bill at the 4th TWG Meeting of the Senate Committee on Ways and Means

Pasay City – The Department of Finance (DOF) Revenue Generation and Local Finance Group (RGLFG) Officer-In-Charge (OIC) Undersecretary Dakila Elteen M. Napao, Fiscal Policy and Monitoring Group (FPMG) Undersecretary Maria Cielo D. Magno, and Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF) OIC Executive Director Ma. Pamela P. Quizon further discussed the proposed Real Property Valuation and […]


DOF, BLGF discuss further the proposed Real Property Valuation and Assessment Reform (RPVAR) bill at the Committee on Ways and Means’ 3rd Technical Working Group (TWG) at the Senate

Photo from: Senate of the Philippines Manila – The Department of Finance (DOF) Revenue Generation and Local Finance Group Officer-in-Charge (OIC) Undersecretary Dakila Elteen Napao, Fiscal Policy and Monitoring Group (FPMG) Undersecretary Maria Cielo D. Magno, and Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF) OIC Executive Director Ma. Pamela P. Quizon further discussed the proposed Real […]


BLGF pushes for the proposed Real Property Valuation and Assessment Reform (RPVAR) bill at the Senate’s 2nd TWG Joint Committee Meeting of the Ways and Means and Local Government

Pasay City – The Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF) Package 3 team, led by the Department of Finance (DOF) Revenue Generation and Local Finance Group (RGLFG) OIC Undersecretary Dakila Elteen M. Napao, DOF Fiscal Policy and Monitoring Group (FPMG) Undersecretary Marie Cielo D. Magno, and BLGF OIC Executive Director Ma. Pamela P. Quizon, discussed […]