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Get the latest updates on Bacolod City's leadership as Councilor Israel Salanga and Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran take turns as acting mayor in the absence of Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez. Stay informed on the temporary changes in leadership and the designated responsibilities during this period of official travel abroad. Follow the story for more details.

Find out the latest updates on the proposed P35K bonus for City Hall workers in Cebu. Will the funds be available? Get the details on the upcoming budget hearing and the collective decision needed from the City Council. Read more now!

To avert a water crisis next month, Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia has intervened by signing an emergency water supply agreement with the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD), after the Cebu Manila Water Development Inc. (CMWD) decided to stop selling water to MCWD, potentially affecting thousands of the water district’s consumers in Metro Cebu.

THERE is a big difference between protesting an assessment and claiming a refund of erroneously paid local business taxes (LBT). The remedies for each action are set out in separate sections of the Local Government Code of 1991 (LGC).

Concerns raised over potential investors being driven away by higher real property tax (RPT) in Cebu City. Business entities seek discounted fair market value, staggered implementation, and sustainable solutions. Impact on BPO industry highlighted. City Assessor explains basis for higher values. Calls to maintain discounted market value to support businesses. Proposal not yet final, subject to City Council deliberation. Ayala Land emphasizes need for sustainable increases. Clarifications on RPT ...

Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama told the contractor and proponent of the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit project to expedite their construction works and the removal of the two skywalks along Jones Avenue due to heavy traffic congestion.

FOR the second consecutive year, BusinessMirror won the top prize of the Bright Leaf Agriculture Journalism Awards. Henry Empeño’s article titled “Good as Gold” was adjudged the Agriculture Story of the Year during the awarding ceremony held last week at the Fairmont Hotel in Makati City. Business Mirror Reporters Cai…

UNITED Nations Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction Mami Mizutori has hailed the Philippines’s disaster risk reduction effort even as she reiterated that more work needs to be done to improve the country’s resilience. A decade since Super Typhoon Yolanda struck and left a path of death and destruction in the…

During the 88th State Legislature’s regular session, lawmakers passed several bills that directly impacted local government, and Town Attorney Robert Brown provided an update to the Little Elm Town Council

A LARGE private developer has argued that the 2023 Revised Real Property Tax Code for the Taxing Jurisdiction of the City of Cebu leading to an “astronomical increase” in real property tax due, contravenes principles provided in the Local Government Code (LGC) of the Philippines, and urged the Cebu City Government to act with restraint in exercising its tax powers.