Manila – The Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF) participated in the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) Awards 2022 at the Fiesta Pavilion, Manila Hotel on 14 and 15 December 2022. In his opening message, DILG Secretary Benjamin C. Abalos, Jr., congratulated the 350 local government units […]

Pasay City – The Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF) participated in the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) Telco Summit 2022 entitled “Open Data. Open Innovation. One Nation”, at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay City on 06 December 2022.   President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. led the said first telco summit which gathered key […]

General Trias, Cavite – The Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF) Local Financial Data Analysis Division (LFDAD), in collaboration with the Asiagate Networks, Inc. (Asiagate), through the technical assistance of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), advocated for improved data collection and information sharing through the conduct of the Training of Trainers on the Enhanced LGU […]

Plenary Hearing to the Second Reading of the Real Property Valuation Reform (RPVAR) Bill, 07 December 2022 Organizational Meeting of the Committee on Government Reorganization, 09 November 2022 Meeting of the Committee on Appropriations, 01 December 2022 Quezon City – The Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF) is grateful for the approval of the Real […]

Manila – The Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF) represented by Ms Maria Estella R. Nacion, Information Officer III, Information Systems and Management Division (ISMD), participated in the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Public Relations Philippine Development Plan (PDP) Forum for Government Information Officers last 28 November 2022 via Zoom. In an opening message, […]

Cavite, Bataan, and Zambales – The Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF) Local Assessment Operations Division (LAOD) advocated for sustainable valuation system through the conduct of the Training of Trainers on the Development of Schedule of Market Value (SMV) and Conduct of General Revision (GR) in three (3) batches held last 05 to 09 September […]

MANILA CITY – The Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF) showcased the Asian Development Bank (ADB)-funded Local Governance Reform Project (LGRP) through a virtual roadshow participated by more than fifty-six (56) local government units (LGUs) out of the one hundred twelve (112) preliminary qualified target pilot LGUs for the Output 3 of the Project, last […]

Quezon City – The Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF) partnered with the World Bank’s Local Creditworthiness Academy, in capacitating the chief financial officers, treasurers, revenue directors, and planners from 15 selected local government units (LGUs) on the underlying principles of creditworthiness, on 22 to 25 November 2022 at the Novotel Araneta, Quezon City. In […]

PARIS, FRANCE – Executive Director Niño Raymond B. Alvina of the Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF) shared the Philippines’ insights and perspectives on the challenges and opportunities of subnational government (SNG) Finance and investments at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) World Observatory on SNG Finance (SNG-WOFI) […]

MANILA CITY – The Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF) was once again recognized by the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) in the awarding ceremony of the 2022 Freedom of Information (FOI) Awards on 25 November 2022 as streamed live via Facebook. The BLGF is among the twelve (12) top requested and performing agencies in the […]