Minglanilla Mayor Rajiv Enad (Photo from Mayor Rajiv Enad Facebook)
This developed after it was learned that the local government unit (LGU) did not make an assessment according to the deadline given by the Cebu Provincial Government.
Enad immediately held a meeting and instructed the task force divided into three groups to do the assessment.
“Just yesterday it was learned that the municipal assessor did not do his reappraisal work even after the deadline given by the provincial government,” said the LGU.
“Na shock si Mayor Rajiv sa hitabo tungod kay sa iyang weekly meetings with department heads, ni report man ang assessor nga okay na ang tanang mga buluhaton sa iyang opisina,” jt added.
(Mayor Rajiv was shocked by the incident because in his weekly meetings with the department heads, the assessor reported that all the tasks in his office are done).
Enad instructed the three groups to provide a daily assessment report that will be submitted to the Capitol.
To find out what progress has been made, Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia called a meeting this week with all the assessors, engineers, treasurers, and mayor representatives of the 44 municipalities in the province.
The re-appraisal activity is part of the Capitol’s effort to increase tax collection to fund its programs and projects.
Among those lauded by the Capitol for having a triple digit increase in their revenue collection from reappraised real properties are the towns of Bantayan, Consolacion, Dumanjug, Liloan and Sibonga.
Pursuant to Section 232 of Republic Act No. 7160 or the Local Government Code of 1991, it is stated that the province, city and municipality may charge a tax on the assessed value of real property such as land, buildings, machinery and other improvements in the said area.
The Province of Cebu can get a 35 percent share from the real property tax.
The municipality will receive 40 percent, while the barangay will get 25 percent. (ANV, TPT)
