RDO-Borongan tops tax collection performance in Eastern Visayas in 2011

By RODRIGO S. VICTORIA, PIA 8
October 7, 2011

TACLOBAN CITY  –  The Revenue District Office No. 86 of Borongan in Eastern Samar topped this year in terms of collection performance for the period January to August among the six revenue district offices under Revenue Region No. 14 of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) in Eastern Visayas.

RDO 86-Borongan was able to collect P209.165M as against its collection goal of P187.732M for the 8-month collection period that placed the revenue office at rank number 1. It posted an excess of P21.433M or 11.42% of its tax collection as against tax collection goal.

RDO 86-Borongan was the only revenue district office among the six revenue district offices in the region that posted a positive result based on collection performance by RDOs for the 8-month period.

The revenue district office of Borongan was also ranked number 1 in terms of collection performance among the six RDOs in 2010 after the revenue district posted P153.382M.

Atty. Diosdado R. Mendoza, new regional director and Atty. Nasser A. Tanggor, assistant regional director, Revenue Region No. 14 of BIR-8 personally handed the certificate of recognition to Josephine B. Catamco, assistant revenue district officer of RDO 86-Borongan representing RDO Eddie A. Castillo being the top collection performer in the 1st semester of 2011.

RDO 87-Ormoc was rank number 2 in terms of tax collection performance as against tax collection goal by RDO from January to August 2011 in the amount of P483.252M versus goal for the same period at P 510.911M.

Came in rank number 3 was RDO 85-Catarman with a tax collection of P191.792M versus tax collection goal of P214.717M followed by RDO 90-Maasin City - P219.403M versus tax collection goal of P247.170M; RDO 87-Catbalogan, Samar - P318.905M versus tax collection goal of P375.396M; RDO 88-Tacloban City - P1,106.651B versus tax collection goal of P1, 347.366B.

RDO 88-Tacloban City posted the highest tax collection shortfall for January to August 2011 at P240.715M which represents -17.87% followed by RDO 87-Catbalogan at P56.491M or -15.05%; RDO 90-Maasin City at P27.767M or -11.23%; RDO 89-Ormoc City at P27.659 or -5.41% and RDO 85-Catarman, Northern Samar at P22.925M or -10.68%.