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City nets 145M tax collections in 3 months

Tue, 04/03/2012 - 15:25 — p_rillorta

BAGUIO CITY – in a fitting ceremony Monday (March 26), City officials headed by Mayor Mauricio Domogan and Vice-Mayor Daniel Farinas expressed satisfaction over the tax collection campaign of the City Treasury Office (CTO) here.

In a report submitted by City Treasurer Thelma Manaois to the mayor, a total of P143,367,901.02 has already been collected by the said office representing gross business tax collections as of march 20.

With this, the CTO has named the top ten Business Taxpayers of the city for 2012.

City adopts non-monetary compensation for overtime work

Tue, 04/03/2012 - 15:19 — p_rillorta

Instead of pay, city employees rendering overtime work will now be paid with compensatory overtime credit (COC) excusing them from work for a period equal to or 1.5 times more than the hours of overtime work rendered.
Mayor Mauricio Domogan recently signed Administrative Order 37 ordering the adoption of the non-monetary remuneration for overtime services as an austerity measure in the local government.

Robredo bans pols’ faces, names in anti-poverty program

Tue, 04/03/2012 - 15:18 — p_rillorta

While Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago’s “anti-epal” bill still has to go through the legislative grind, Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo has done it administratively, issuing a memorandum circular banning display of pictures and names of government officials in posters and streamers announcing the government’s anti-poverty program.

Robredo bans pols’ faces, names in anti-poverty program

Tue, 04/03/2012 - 15:17 — p_rillorta

While Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago’s “anti-epal” bill still has to go through the legislative grind, Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo has done it administratively, issuing a memorandum circular banning display of pictures and names of government officials in posters and streamers announcing the government’s anti-poverty program.

Samaritans pooling for treatment of 53-year old mother

Tue, 04/03/2012 - 15:17 — p_rillorta

At the barest, 53-year old cancer patient Amparo Rivera was still P8,900 short last week of what she needs for her 25-day radiation therapy at the Philippine Lung Center in Quezon City.
Ricky Martes, her eldest son, had arranged just then her daily treatment set to begin on April 10, just after Lent, a day after the 70th anniversary of the “Fall of Bataan”.
Coming back from the center and the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office last Thursday, Ricky figured out what was on hand, in relation to the shortfall that, he hoped, would be raised before his mother starts her treatment.

City, GSIS settles legal rift over BCC to the tune of P200-M

Tue, 10/18/2011 - 10:26 — p_rillorta

BAGUIO CITY – A lean compromise is better than a fat lawsuit…
Mayor Mauricio Domogan and Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) chief Robert Vergara last week inked settlement effecting transfer of the Baguio Convention Center (BCC) from GSIS to the City Government of Baguio for a price of P200, 185, 880.05.
This, leading to a judgment upon compromise penned by Municipal Trial Court Branch 1 presiding judge Robert Mabalot, ending a possible long-drawn legal battle that would mean more ‘cash out’ than ‘in’ for both quarters.

mayor reconsiders beneco offer to manage streetlights

Tue, 10/18/2011 - 10:25 — p_rillorta

BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Mauricio Domogan has decided to reconsider the long standing offer of the Benguet Electric Cooperative Inc. (BENECO) to manage the city’s unmetered streetlights and assured that he will recommend the scheme to the city council

city to intensify garbage fee collection in barangays

Tue, 10/18/2011 - 10:25 — p_rillorta

BAGUIO CITY – The city government will intensify the collection of garbage fees in the barangays by allowing a barangay-based collection system.
Mayor Mauricio Domogan who issued Administrative Order No. 132 for this purpose said this scheme will streamline the collection process to make it more efficient with the end in view of helping the barangays generate resources to support their own waste management programs.
The mayor’s order establised the guidelines for the barangay-based collection system pursuant to the city’s tax ordinance.

senior citizens urged to take active role in waste, clean programs

Tue, 10/18/2011 - 10:23 — p_rillorta

BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Mauricio Domogan encouraged senior citizens here to take an active role in the city’s waste management and Clean and Green program to inspire more community cooperation.

pedestrian lane reduction along session road to be made permanent

Tue, 10/18/2011 - 10:22 — p_rillorta

BAGUIO CITY – The reduced number of pedestrian lanes along Session Road will soon become permanent.
Mayor Mauricio Domogan said the Traffic and Transportation Management Council (TTMC) has recommended the permanent adoption of the closure of pedestrian walks along Session Road particularly those across Porta Vaga to National Life Building and McDonalds to Philippine National Bank (PNB) after the month-long experiment bore positive results on the traffic condition in the area.

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