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By: Provincial Treasurerโs Office | Photos By: PTO | Date: November 28-29, 2022
In line with Gov. Rafy Ortega-David's P.U.S.O Agenda Vision, the Provincial Government of La Union (PGLU) through the Provincial Treasurerโs Office (PTO) headed by Ms. Janet D. Molina, conducted a Barangay and Municipal Treasurer's capacitation in the municipalities of Agoo and Rosario, La Union on November 28-29, 2022 as part of the Provincial Government's Tax Campaign.
41 Barangay Treasurers from Agoo and 30 Barangay Treasurers from Rosario graced the said event. Also in attendance were Rosario Mayor Bellarmin A. Flores II and Agoo Municipal Treasurer Elena Oribello.
In the said activity, Acting-Assistant Provincial Treasurer Clarinda H. Vidamo, comprehensively explained the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN- SDGs) focused on quality and green jobs, public security, power energy supply and good governance. She also gave an overview of Gov. Rafyโs P.U.S.O. Agenda which stands for People-Oriented and Driven Governance, Universal access to Basic Needs, Sustainable and Progressive Economy and Orderly, Sustainable and Resilient component LGUs and Barangays.
Representatives from PTO also discussed the status of collection in the Municipality of Agoo from the year 2018 up to the third quarter of 2022. Completed and on-going infrastructure projects in Agoo, La Union were also presented. Furthermore, they amplified other revenue raising powers such as Real Property Taxes, Professional Taxes, and Amusement Taxes with their corresponding tax dues including penalties appurtenant thereto. They reiterated the sources of barangay funds and identified those that are tax exempt.
Salient points of the Provincial Violation Ordinance Receipt (POVR) focused on the prescribed penalties on each violation and the percentage sharing for the apprehending office or agency was also tackled. According to Mr. Lester John Narceda, Local Revenue Collections Officer I, the Local Government Unit (LGU) has adopted the gcash mode of payment of Real Property Tax, Sand and Gravel Tax, Professional Tax and Annual Fixed Tax to keep up with the trend on cashless transactions in order to mitigate transmission of diseases. On the the other hand, further study is still being undertaken on the other taxes not covered by the gcash payment system.
Atty. Gian Paulo Galera, Executive Assistant in the Municipality of Agoo, extended his gratitude to the PGLU and PTO for conducting programs such as this in order to further educate, update and inform barangay officials of latest developments on effective governance in all its intricacies.
He reminded them to focus on their work as public servants and remain steadfast in their commitment as instruments of progress, agents of change in the face of temptations.
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