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==LGU to implement austerity measures due to IRA cut== | |||
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r12&id=59175 | |||
*Friday, October 14, 2011 | |||
:by Dani Doguiles | |||
KORONADAL CITY, Oct 14 (PIA) -- With the inevitable cut in its 2012 internal revenue allotment, the local of government of Koronadal may have to enforce changes in the lifestyle of both officials and employees. | |||
City treasurer Marlon Gumbao said the city LGU will also be implementing several measures to brace the city from the effects of limited funds for maintenance and other operating expenses. | |||
Gumbao confirmed that next year, more than P59 million will be cut from the city’s IRA after the Supreme Court decided with finality that the cityhood conversion of 16 municipalities is legal. | |||
IRAs of its 27 barangays will also be reduced. | |||
“The solution to this problem is simple. We just have to implement austerity measures,” Gumbao said. | |||
He said, they may have to order frugal use of electricity, gasoline, and office supplies and limit trips of department heads. | |||
For electricity alone, the city LGU spends almost P500,000 a month. “With the budget cut, we may have to think of ways to reduce our monthly electric bill to P250,000,” he said. | |||
The city LGU is also cutting its annual budget for next year. | |||
Gumbao said, they are preparing for a P440-million budget for next year instead of the expected P525 million. | |||
He, however, clarified that the budget is still in the proposal stage and has not been submitted to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan. | |||
In an earlier interview, Mayor Peter B. Miguel promised that the budget cut will not hamper the delivery of basic services by the city government. | |||
He said, the city will have to find other sources of income, including beefing up the city’s tax collection activities. | |||
With 16 more cities getting share from the IRA, LGUs nationwide will be experiencing a total cut of their IRA by 4.8 percent. | |||
These new cities are: Baybay in Leyte, Bogo in Cebu, Catbalogan in Samar), Tandag in Surigao del Sur, Lamitan in Basilan, Borongan in Samar, Tayabas in Quezon, Tabuk in Kalinga, Bayugan in Agusan del Sur, Batac in Ilocos Norte, Mati in Davao Oriental, Guihulngan in Negros Oriental, Cabadbaran in Agusan del Norte), El Salvador in Misamis Oriental, and Carcar and Naga City in Cebu. (PIA 12) | |||
==South Cotabato gov bans issuance of special quarry permits== | ==South Cotabato gov bans issuance of special quarry permits== | ||
*Source: http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=378951 | *Source: http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=378951 | ||
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He said such move will enable PEMO personnel to easily monitor the quarry operations and impose the necessary regulations to the operators. | He said such move will enable PEMO personnel to easily monitor the quarry operations and impose the necessary regulations to the operators. | ||
==Food poisoning downs family in T’boli, South Cotabato== | ==Food poisoning downs family in T’boli, South Cotabato== | ||