The Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF), with funding support from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), will conduct a Trainers’ Training on the Philippine Valuation Standards (PVS) 2nd Edition, 2018, on 4-7 June 2019 and 11-14 June 2019, in Metro Manila. The training is significant in pursuing the advocacy for nationwide awareness and implementation of the PVS, issued under […]
Following the successful first meeting in 2017, the Bureau of Local Government Finance represented by Executive Director Niño Raymond B. Alvina, together with other countries’ local government leaders, participated in the 2nd Roundtable of Network on Fiscal Relations in Asia (RoNFRA) in Seoul, South Korea on 21-22 February 2019. RoNFRA was hosted by the Organisation […]
Acting Deputy Executive Director Jose Arnold M. Tan, CESO V, has been duly appointed by His Excellency President Rodrigo R. Duterte, as Deputy Executive Director III of the Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF). DED Tan formally took his oath on 08 April 2019 before Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez of the Department of Finance (DOF). […]
The seven (7) new appointees of the Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF) took their oath of office on Thursday afternoon, 28 March 2019 before Executive Director Niño Raymond B. Alvina at the 8th floor EDPC Bldg., BSP Complex. The newly appointed personnel who took their oath of office were: (i) Ms Melcy M. Baluyan, […]
On 12 February 2019, with the support of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), selected BLGF officials and personnel participated in a workshop on the development of electronic compendium of opinions, rulings and policy issuances of the BLGF. The workshop is in line with the BLGF’s thrust to maintain a reliable reference system and to digitize […]
In an interview with UNTV last 12 February 2019, the Bureau of Local Government Finance Acting Deputy Executive Director for Operations Jose Arnold M. Tan gave an overview of the idle land tax – its definition, scope and exemptions, and implementation issues and challenges. Under the Local Government Code (LGC) of 1991, a province or […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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