Manila – Executive Director Niño Raymond B. Alvina led the official oath-taking of new employees of the Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF) on 22 June 2023 in Manila. The event marked the assumption to duty of three (3) additional appointed regular personnel in the BLGF Central Office.  The newly appointed personnel are Mr. Masakatsu […]

Tagaytay City – The Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF), in partnership with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) through the Local Governance Reform Project (LGRP), successfully conducted a Training-Workshop for Subject Matter Experts on Real Property Appraisal and Assessment on 13 to 16 June 2023 at the Hotel Kimberly in Tagaytay City. In his opening […]

  (L-R: Ben Elder of IVSC, Niño Raymond B. Alvina, BLGF Executive Director and Mr. Nicolas Konialdis, IVSC Asia Director)  Seoul, South Korea – The Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF) has been presented with a copy of the latest International Valuation Standards (IVS) during the Land and Property Valuation Learning Week in Seoul on […]

Mandaluyong City – The Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF) recently conducted a successful review mission in collaboration with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) at the ADB Headquarters in Mandaluyong City on 08 June 2023. This mission brought together key representatives and members from the BLGF Project Management Office (PMO), output team leaders and focal […]

Tagaytay City – The Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF) Policy, Planning, Programming, and Standards Division (PPPSD), in collaboration with the Capacity Building Division, recently concluded a highly successful strategic planning conference for local treasurers and assessors in the National Capital Region (NCR). The conference, held from 31 May to 01 June 2023 at Hotel […]

Mandaluyong City – The Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF), represented by Officer-in-Charge (OIC) Executive Director Ricardo L. Bobis, Jr., Acting Deputy Executive Director Ma. Pamela P. Quizon, Local Fiscal Policy Service (LFPS) OIC Director Brenda L. Miranda, Local Fiscal Data Analysis Division (LFDAD) Acting Chief Mary Ann U. Rada, and Policy, Planning, Programming, and […]

Manila – BLGF Acting Deputy Executive Director Ma. Pamela P. Quizon delivered a comprehensive presentation during the third session of the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) Local Governance and Development Office webinar entitled “AGILE: Adaptive Governance and Innovation for Local Executives Program.” The webinar, held on 31 May 2023, via Zoom, focused on devolution […]

Manila – The Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF), represented by Officer-in-Charge (OIC) Executive Director Ricardo L. Bobis, Jr., Acting Deputy Executive Director Ma. Pamela P. Quizon, and Local Fiscal Policy Service (LFPS) OIC Director Brenda L. Miranda, exchanged country-level experiences and best practices with the Indonesia’s delegation from the Ministry of Agrarian and Spatial […]

Seoul, South Korea – The Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF) Executive Director Niño Raymond B. Alvina shared the Philippines’ insights and perspectives on property valuation and taxation at the World Bank’s Land and Property Valuation Learning Week on 22 May 2023 at the Namsan 1 Hall, 2nd Floor of Grand Hyatt Seoul in Seoul, […]

Davao City – The Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF) Component 1 of the Local Governance Reform Project (LGRP) conducted an Exposure Workshop on the Manual on Real Property Appraisal and Assessment Operations (MRPAAO) 2nd Edition to strengthen the institutional development and policy support for property valuation at the Park Inn by Raddison in Davao […]