BAGUIO CITY (PIA) -- Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong encouraged the city’s taxpayers to do their civic duty of paying the right taxes, and be involved in ensuring participatory and good governance. 

“As we embark on this year’s regional tax campaign, let us do so with renewed purpose and determination. Let us strive for excellence in governance, transparency in our financial dealings, and efficiency in our tax collection efforts.  Let us work hand in hand, government and citizenry alike, to ensure that every peso collected is utilized wisely, and for the greater good,” he said.

“We are all aware that paying the right taxes helps build our country, and sustain the needs of our kababayan. This is in consonant with our President’s aspiration for a Bagong Pilipinas: one nation, one people, building a better future together,” she said. 

Corpus said that the target of this year’s national tax campaign is to collect P3.05 billion. 

For the Cordillera region, the target will be around P13 billion. She is optimistic that with the support of the taxpayers, the Cordillera region will achieve its collection target.

The deadline for the filing of  annual income tax returns is on April 15. 

According to Corpus, they were able to collect more than P10 billion in 2023. The revenue office recognized the top taxpayers, both from the public and private sector, from across the Cordillera region during the program. 

Corpus also led the pledge of commitment of the BIR regional personnel to the 2024 national tax campaign, which adopts the theme, “Sa Tamang Buwis, Asenso ay Mabilis.“ (CCD-PIA CAR)