Manila – Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF) Budget Officers and Program Expenditure Classification (PREXC) focal persons from the BLGF Central and Regional Offices participated in the BLGF’s Training Workshop on the Unified Reporting System (URS) and Online Submission of Budget Proposal (OSBP) for FY2025, held on March 11 to 12, 2024, at the Armada Hotel, Malate, Manila.  

In his opening remarks, Administrative, Financial, and Management Service (AFMS) Director, Mr. Pascualito V. Lapiña, underscored the strengthening of the Bureau’s commitment to improve transparency, efficiency, and accountability in budgetary processes and compliance with Performance-Based Bonus (PBB) requirements.  

Acting Deputy Executive Director Anastacia R. Llaneta, in her inspirational message, issued a call to develop a comprehensive budget for the Bureau for FY2025, aligned with the BLGF Executive Director Consolacion Q. Agcaoili’s vision of an empowered BLGF geared towards self-sustainability of local government units (LGUs).  

The learning event shared expert insights from the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Budget Management Bureau – A (BMB-A) Acting Director III, Ms. Maria Cecilia Socorro M. Abogado, BMB-A Division A3 Acting Chief Ms. Mercedes F. Dela Cruz, Organization, Position Classification, and Compensation Bureau (OPCCB) Chief, Ms. Helen B. Holgado, OPCCB Senior Budget and Management Specialist Ms. Ana Miren B. Celones-Reyes, Information and Communication Technology Systems Service (ICTSS) Information Technology Officer II, Ms. Agot D. Papio, ICTSS Project Development Officer II, Mr. Luigi G. Borromeo, and ICTSS Information System Analyst III, Ms. Katherine D. Garatigue.