Domestic Finance Group and Legislative Liaison (DFG)

The Domestic Finance Group (DFG) is primarily responsible for forecasting and programming revenues of the national government (NG), cash programming, and monitoring of NG finances. DFG also undertakes studies on capital market development, debt management, resource mobilization, fiscal reforms, and other related topics.

Name : Gil S. Beltran
Designation : UNDERSECRETARY
Address : 6th Floor, DOF Bldg., BSP Complex, Roxas Blvd., Manila 1004, Philippines
Telephone : 8523-5671
Email : gbeltran@dof.gov.ph

Name : Ma. Teresa S. Habitan
Designation : ASSISTANT SECRETARY
Address : 3rd Floor, DOF Bldg., BSP Complex, Roxas Blvd., Manila, 1004, Philippines
Telephone : (632) 8523-5678 / (632) 8523-3825
Email : mhabitan@dof.gov.ph

The Fiscal Policy and Planning Office (FPPO) formulates long-range and annual projections of revenue needs, cash position, and borrowing capacity of the NG as a basis for the DOF’s policy decisions. FPPO supervises policy research and development on fiscal and tax measures undertaken by the operating bureaus and offices of the DOF. It also coordinates with other government agencies on policy research as it impacts on fiscal and tax measures. Specifically, FPPO:

• Assists in the overall macroeconomic planning process in coordination with the Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) by providing inputs to the NG’s annual and medium-term fiscal program

• Prepares, assesses, and forecasts the revenue program, including projections

• Consolidates the public sector financial position and public sector debt from reports provided by the Corporate Affairs Group, Bureau of the Treasury, GFIs and BSP.

• Prepares studies on excise taxation, value-added tax (VAT) and tariffs, which includes the formulation or drafting of tax reform measures and position papers; the provision of technical assistance to Congress; and the review of implementing rules and regulations (IRR)

• Collects, monitors, reviews, consolidates, and analyzes economic reports and data required for fiscal planning and policy formulation activities

Name : Elsa P. Agustin
Designation : DIRECTOR IV
Address : 3rd Floor, DOF Bldg., BSP Complex, Roxas Blvd., Manila, 1004, Philippines
Telephone No. : (632) 8526-0607
Email : eagustin@dof.gov.ph

Name : Rowena S. Sta. Clara
Designation : DIRECTOR III
Address : 3rd Floor, DOF Bldg., BSP Complex, Roxas Blvd., Manila, 1004, Philippines
Telephone No. : (632) 8525-4332
Email : rstaclara@dof.gov.ph

The Information and Liaison Office is primarily responsible for tax policy formulation, legislative liaison work on tax, financial and economic proposals, and information dissemination activities.

Specifically, these involve the:

• Conduct of studies and simulations, and preparations of DOF position papers/comments on various tax and fiscal-related bills or on the tax aspects of other bills initiated by other agencies or legislators

• Drafting of tax reform bills and the submission and shepherding of the same in both Houses of Congress

• Extension of technical assistance to both Houses of Congress and individual legislators in the drafting and analysis of tax bills

• Participation in the preparation or review of the IRR of various tax laws or laws with tax provisions

• Conduct of briefings/lectures on the mandate, functions, activities, and accomplishments of the DOF to visiting students from various colleges and universities, as well as other government functionaries.

Name : Juvy C. Danofrata
Designation : DIRECTOR IV
Address : 3rd Floor, DOF Bldg., BSP Complex, Roxas Blvd., Manila, 1004 Philippines
Telephone No. : (632) 8524-0618
Email : jdanofrata@dof.gov.ph