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Friday, March 14, 2014

BIR cites champion taxpayers promoting proper and prompt tax payment

BY: ANALIZA S. MACATANGAY

NAGA CITY, March 14 (PIA) --- Sixteen banks, ten businessmen, four business organizations and two local government units in the province of Camarines Sur were cited as champions in promoting proper and prompt tax payment to the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR).

BIR has cited the city government here, led by Mayor John Bongat, and the local government of Pili, headed by Mayor Alexis “Nonoy” San Luis,  for contributing significantly to the tax collection campaign in their respective areas of jurisdictions.

Revenue collection in this city has soared last year generating some P135, 121, 018.47 in business tax manifesting a positive tax uptrend through aggressive tax campaign and improvement of services, on the other hand, benefiting locales through the LGUs various programs and services.

Other awardees include the three business chambers based here – the Metro Naga Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Camarines Sur Chamber of Commerce and Industry.  Enjoy Realty and Development Corporation was also cited as one of the prompt tax payers.

Several banks in Naga City were also conferred with the same citation:  Magsaysay and Penafrancia Branches of the Bank of the Philippine Islands here in Naga, Chinabank, Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP), Eastwest Bank, both the LandBank offices in Rotonda and Centro, MetroBank, Philippine National Bank, Philtrust Bank, Philippine Veterans Bank, Security Bank, Union Bank, and UCPB-Naga.  Landbank offices in Pili and Sipocot were also included.

Individual taxpayers namely Fidel Cu, Adolfo Olivan, Pascual and Richard Dy, Rosario Juco, Romeo Amparo, Arsenio De Guzman, Jr., and Maria Melrose D. Macandog were also cited by BIR.

Meanwhile, San Luis said that the town of Pili has shown a tremendous business uptrend as business investors continue to express their intent to put their business venture in the said town.

“For one, we have now the on-going construction of a building for a food chain operating nationwide and the recent opening of various car companies which only shows that owners of these big businesses have full trust and confidence in doing business here -- and that would bring positive effects in their venture,” San Luis stated.

San Luis also added that encouraging taxpayers is easy if they can see where their taxes are going.

“In our town, we have improved the delivery of social services, roads were being widened and repaired, business atmosphere is good and there is an improvement in utilities – these are the proof that the people’s money or their taxes are being properly used for their own benefit. With these things, taxpayers will be stimulated to pay their taxes.” (MAL/LSM-PIA5/CamSur)

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