In June 2021, Gabunada was offered a consultancy contract by the Department of Finance,  Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) head Undersecretary Gil Beltran said Gabunada was hired by the Department to “assist the DOF in developing brand and communications strategy for the DOF to aid in the swift passage of the remaining packages of the Comprehensive Tax Reform Program (CTRP) plus other priority government measures and align system-wide communications covering the DOF and its attached agencies.” Beltran said Gabunada was tapped to help raise public awareness over, and support for, the Duterte administration’s remaining priority measures such as its pending economic bills and proposed capital market development reforms that are being pushed by the DOF in the third and final session of the 18th Congress.