Monthly Archives: July 2008
By Janice Hidalgo
General Manager
CALASIAO-The Pangasinan Mayor’s League (PML) submitted a resolution asking the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and the National statistics Office (NSO) for a clear explanation on the decrease of the Internal Revenue Allotment(IRA) in the special meeting held at Dagupena Restaurant Wednesday morning.
Attended by 28 Mayors of the province of Pangasinan Mayor Ramon Guico chairman of the League of Municipalities consulted the Mayors with the said issues.
Guico in an interview admitted that most of the mayors who have attended the meeting were caught an aware of the decreased in the Internal revenue Allotment since it will only take effect this month of July.
Almost all of the Municipalities have received an increased of 13 to 15 percent during the first quarter of the year but when the official census was released last April 16,2007where the National Statistics Office ( NSO) recorded a decreased in the population the Department of Budget and Management has to lower the released in the Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) as one of the basis for the equal distribution of the IRA
Guico, also explained that the decreased in the population can be attributed to the fact that when the survey was conducted the household did not consider anymore the members of that household who were no longer staying in that area basically because some of them were studying in the cities where this household members were counted in favor of the cities.
The mayor’s have agreed to call a meeting with the National Statistics Office (NSO) particularly the local census and the Department of Budget and Management in order to investigate the discrepancies.
Meanwhile, Mayor Mojamito Libunao of Sn Fabian also the Secretary General of the League posted a query for the DBM for them to answer as to where would the deducted fund be going if it will be discover that there is a discrepancies in the census as basis of the Department of Budget and Management for the decreased in the Internal Revenue Allotment.
Rosales- This town was adjudged as the cleanest and greenest town among towns under category A which includes entries that were identified from 3rd to 1st class municipalities in the province of Pangasinan. Read More »
Basic commodities tag stable…DTI
By Janice Hidalgo
PRICES of some basic commodities are on the rise but if it’s any consolation, the prices of most goods remain stable. Read More »
DPWH started distributing GI sheets
By Janice Hidalgo
July 15 2008
DAGUPAN CITY- Department of Public Works and Highways dostrict Engineer Rodolfo Dion of the Second Pangasinan Engineering district based in Lingayen confirmed to Pangasinan today that the G.I. sheets that were long promised by the national government to the victims of typhoon Cosme has finally arrived. Read More »
Filed under Community News by Pangasinan Today on 12-07-2008
LINGAYEN — The uncollected Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) of the province of Pangasinan amounting to P79-million will boost the provincial government’s priority development programs. Read More »
Hon. Congressman Conrad Estrella and wife Sandra, Hans Sy and Mayor Ric Revita
after a meeting at the Mall of Asia.
The very much anticipated SM in Rosales is no longer a Supercenter. Instead, it will be a standard mall. Yes, a big mall that will be named SM City ROSALES. Read More »
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