TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 2016
BIR padlocks food manufacturer, to collect P2M unpaid taxes
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Northern Mindanao Bureau of Internal Revenue shuts down a food manufacturing company in Cagayan de Oro due to its unregistered point of sales (POS) machine.
The branch of the OC Pelaez Corporation (Pica Pica by SLERS) located in Velez corner Del Pilar Street was temporarily padlocked this afternoon as part of the Bureau’s Oplan Kandado program. The establishment was found violating the Tax Code particularly on invoicing, accounting and registration requirements. These include failure to issue registered official receipts and underdeclaration of annual sales by P2.62 million or 100% for taxable year 2015. The Oplan Kandado program aims to encourage compliance from delinquent business establishments through strict imposition of administrative sanctions. Under the program, business operations of non-complaint establishments will be temporarily suspended if they
will be found to have violated certain provisions of the tax code. Regional Director Glen A. Geraldino said the establishment has been notified on their violations three months ago but has not made an action regarding the violations. The manufacturing company, through its representative, Isidoro Lubguban Jr., said that they acknowledge their violations and they will pay their penalties. “We violated some rules. After this, we will rectify. We will settle,” said Lubguban. Meanwhile, Geraldino said they will be looking out for more establishments in Northern Mindanao who are committing violations on the agency’s tax requirements. (Hazel Mae T. Pacturan/PIA10)
NCC, DTI to hold capacity building program in CDO CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The National Competitiveness Council (NCC) and Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) region 10 will hold a Capacity Building Program entitled “Doing Business Made Easier” on 23 June 2016 at Mallberry Suites Business Hotel, Limketkai, Cagayan de Oro City. The forum aims to increase the level of awareness among and between private sector representatives from Large and Micro Small and Medium
Enterprises (MSMEs), local business chambers, and the like on the various government initiatives on online facilities that will ease the burden
of bureaucratic transactions namely online applications, payments, registrations and other services. The program will bring representatives and experts from Philippine Health Corporation (PhilHealth), Social Security System (SSS), Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), and Pag-IBIG Fund to present/ introduce their respective e-service facility and demonstrate end to end processes from registration to remittance of social service contributions. According to DTI, this is a continuous advocacy to improve our ease of doing business in the
country. NCC is a Public-Private Sector body formed in 2006 by virtue of EO 571 and amended by EO 44 in 2011. Its main task is to improve the Philippines’ global competitiveness ranking through policy reforms, project implementation, institution building, performance monitoring, and goal setting. For more information, you may contact the DTI – Misamis Oriental Provincial Office at 857.4034 or at mobile no. 09063220848 or at email address: JesusaAbear@dti.gov.ph / jmaagad@gmail.com. (JMOR/PIA10)
Lanao Norte school showcases quake readiness CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Lala National High School in Lanao del Norte province is all set to showcase its readiness in case a quake hits during the second quarter nationwide simultaneous earthquake drill on June 22 at 9:00 a.m. Office of Civil Defense (OCD), in partnership with the Department of Education, has identified Lala NHS as the pilot area. Lala NHS emerged 1st placer for 2015 Gawad Kalasag Search for Best Public School Rural category in Northern Mindanao.
Gawad Kalasag, or KAlamidad at SAkuna LAbanan, SAriling Galing ang KAligtasan, is the country’s annual recognition scheme in its search for excellence in the fields of Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) and humanitarian action.
Northern Mindanao OCD Regional Director Ana C. Cañeda said the national government is focusing to conduct earthquake drills in schools considering a bigger population will be affected once an earthquake strikes and this time encouraging people in the provinces to be always alert for any eventuality. During the Talakayan sa PIA held simultaneously during the second quarter Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) Full Council meeting, the council explained the importance of Duck, Cover and Hold as protocol during earthquakes. Cañeda says practicing safety should be second nature to us and incorporated in our system. Cañeda also reminded the public of the conduct of the NSED. “The activity aims to gauge the efficiency of warning dissemination and level of preparedness and response among school officials and the response team if an actual earthquake takes place in their area,” said Cañeda. Representatives from the four vice-chairpersons of the RDRRMC which are the Department of Interior and Local Government (Disaster Preparedness), Department of Social Welfare and Development (Disaster Response ), Department of Science and Technology (Disaster Prevention and Mitigation) and National Economic Development Authority (Disaster Rehabilitation and Recovery), will also
be invited to witness the event. The quarterly drill is one of the government’s preparedness measures for possible earthquake. PHIVOLCS, for its part, advises the public to undertake earthquake drill to avoid getting caught flatfooted when an earthquake strikes. It also encourages the public to consult with proper authorities in checking the state of their houses using “House Self-Check for Earthquake Safety” evaluation. Marcial Labininay, regional director of the Philippine Institute of Volcanologists (PHIVOLCS) said earthquakes cannot be predicted and stopped so what the public can do is boost preparedness. Labininay said being in the Philippines, which is in the Pacific Ring of Fire and is surrounded by active earthquake generators or fault lines, “earthquakes happen anytime.” He said one aspect is the engineering of structures. Labininay said in the remote areas people do not consult civil engineers in building structures. He identified the faults to be present in Cabanglasan town in Bukidnon province; Iponan, Gingoog city and the municipalities of Balingasag, Tagoloan and Alubijid in Misamis Oriental; and Lanao del Norte fault system. Should these fault lines move, the municipalities of Lagonglong, Balingasag, and Jasaan will be affected since they are within the Cabanglasan