Finance Secretary Cesar V. Purisima administers the oath of office to Ma. Lourdes B. Recente, appointed Undersecretary of the Department of Finance (DOF) by President Benigno S. Aquino III last 7 March 2016.
Prior to her appointment, Recente was Assistant Secretary of the DOF, and since 2013 has served as the Chief of Staff to the Secretary of Finance, playing a primary role in the Secretary’s leadership of the Cabinet Economic Development Cluster. Overseeing all DOF priorities, programs, and projects on behalf of the Secretary of Finance, she has been at the forefront of various economic and governance reforms for the past few years. Previously, she was seconded to the World Bank as a Senior Advisor from February 2011 to 2012.
A Career Executive Service Officer II, she has been with the DOF for 27 years and with government for a total of 38, gaining a wealth of experience on tax policy and administration.