BIR intensifies non-thermal paper for receipts drive

Vanessa Claire Lucero 10/28/2015

THE Bureau of Internal Revenue Region 13 (BIR 13) is intensifying its tax mapping campaign in its areas of jurisdiction to ensure that establishments are using non-thermal paper in printing out records or receipts. The non-paper requirement…

Chinese temple to give way to road widening

Nestle L. Semilla 08/26/2015

Temple officials agree to setback in exchange for lower tax Part of the 46-year-old Liatsan Temple in the north Reclamation Area will be set back to give way to the widening of Briones Street in Cebu City.…

Mactan airport pays P101-M tax to Lapu-Lapu

Norman V. Mendoza 07/30/2015

The Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) paid P101 million for its business taxes to the Lapu-Lapu City government yesterday. Cyril Apao, the MCIA Authority’s legal department chief, turned over a check for P101,149,018.48 to Lapu-Lapu City Treasurer Elenita…

DOH supports reclassifying spas, massage parlors

Nestle L. Semilla 07/23/2015

The Department of Helath (DOH) 7 supports a  proposal to reclassify massage parlors and spa as belonging to the “health and wellness sector” in the tax ordinance of Cebu City. In a public hearing, the health department,…

36 want to redeem forfeited lots in Cebu City

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 06/23/2015

At least 36 taxpayers expressed interest to redeem their real properties that have been forfeited in favor of the Cebu City government for tax delinquency. The real properties include a mix of commercial, residential and agricultural lands…

City treasurer: Be careful with tax relief proposals

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Nestle L. Semilla 05/28/2015

Before the Cebu City government can offer tax relief, city treasurer Diwa Cuevas said its records should be reconciled first. “I cannot say I’m against it because we have to clean our records first because there are…

PORK SCAM Luy: Napoles taxed lawmakers’ kickbacks

05/16/2015

Accused mastermind Janet Lim-Napoles got a five-percent tax for herself on top of her alleged kickbacks from lawmakers’ funds in the alleged pork barrel scam, a witness told the Sandiganbayan Third Division yesterday. During Napoles’ bail hearing…

Rama: Improvement, but no tax breaks

05/13/2015

Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama yesterday  said he was not in favor of giving tax breaks to owners of old buildings  that would need retrofitting to withstand a powerful earthquake. “When you talk about tax-free, ipanghatag ang…

Rama to start review of real property taxes

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/07/2015

Aside from aggressive tax collection, Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama said he will spend time on tax mapping and initially conduct a review of real property taxes in the city. “This year, this administration is treating revenue…

Mandaue threatens to auction Subangdaku abattoir if Cebu City refuses to pay P2.8M in back taxes

Anie M. Paujana, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/16/2014

Cebu City will not pay taxes to Mandaue City. This was the blunt reply of Cebu City’s attorney to a demand letter sent to City Hall last Friday by neighboring Mandaue City asking them to secure a…

Judges, court employees protest tax increase on their allowances

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 07/14/2014

Judges and court employees in Cebu City and Cebu province wore black shirts today as they joined the nationwide silent protest against the government’s move to raise tax deductions on their allowances. Rank and file employees said…

Auditors press Cebu City on property taxes

Doris C. Bongcac 06/28/2014

State auditors again reminded  the Cebu City government to revise its  schedule of market values (SMV) of real properties in order to update the city’s real property tax collection. Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama reiterated that consultations…

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