She has since been appointed Deputy Governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas in charge of financial inclusion, regional operations, and the BSP's Program Management Office.

[2] Her previous positions include terms as a consultant for the Presidential Management Staff, Undersecretary for the Department of Agriculture, and lecturer at the UP School of Economics.

[4] Puyat also worked with the Presidential Management Staff (PMS) as Deputy Cabinet Secretary and Economic Consultant during the tenure of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.

[5] Romulo-Puyat announced her plan to give farm tourism a focus and also made review on the Philippines' possible hosting of the Miss Universe 2018 pageant which her predecessor was involved in.

[7] In her first month as Secretary of Tourism, Romulo-Puyat alleged that corruption was rampant in the DOT, claiming the existence of schemes involving "hundred of millions" of funds within the government agency.