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SOUND FISCAL MANAGEMENT RESULT IN INCREASED TAX REVENUES IN BUTUAN

Wednesday 3rd of August 2011

BUTUAN CITY, August 3 (PIA) -- City Mayor Ferdinand Amante recently said that sound city fisal management policies led to increase in revenues from tax collection and licensing fees. The mayor said that an efficient, business-friendly system has been installed through the Business Permits and Licensing System which reduced the duration of processing permits from three weeks to less than 10 minutes. He said the system has become a model for other LGUs and has boosted the confidence of the business sector in the system. “This resulted in an increase of 450 business permits and licenses more than last year,” Amante said. ...

BUTUAN CITY, August 2 (PIA) -– City Mayor Ferdinand Amante, Jr. on Monday delivered his second State of the City Address (SOCA) before a jam-packed crowd estimated at 2,000 at the Almont Hotel’s Inland Resort, this city. The city’s chief executive gave importance to "sailing towards a common direction." “We can conquer the rough seas and reach our intended destination if we are all determined, united, self-sacrificing, courageous and metho...

BUTUAN CITY, August 2 (PIA) -– Mayor Ferdinand Amante issued an executive order creating the four governance clusters to ensure an orderly and smooth system of program implementation. The importance of creating the clusters were underscored during the Amante's State of the City Address (SOCA) on Monday. The said clusters include Development Administration, Economic, Social Services, and Infrastructure. According to Amante, the aim of establishing these clusters is...

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City dad to report state of the city today

BUTUAN CITY, August 1 (PIA) –- City Mayor Ferdinand Amante, Jr. here is scheduled to deliver the State of the City Address (SOCA) today in one of the local convention centers here. The chief executive’s SOCA will primarily focus on reporting the accomplishments of his administration for the past 13 months, after he assumed his position on June 30, 2011. This year’s SOCA of Mayor Amante is conducted in time with the 61st Charter Day Celebration of the ci...