BIR East-P'nan No. 2 in Coll. Feat in Ph

 By Mortz C. Ortigoza

URDANETA, Pangasinan – Among the 22 regions in the country, the Revenue District Office No. 6 here became number two in performance collection, according to its Chief.

Revenue District Office (RDO) No. 6 Chief Ma. Susana SP. Santos cited that aside from being No. 2, her office that is based here became a consistent tax performer among the six revenue district offices in the four provinces’ Region-1.

Revenue District Office No. 6 Chief Ma. Susana SP. Santos (right)

“We surpassed our goal for the months of June and July,” Santos told Northern Watch Newspaper.

In a plaque of appreciation for being a number one goal achiever, Revenue Region No. 1 Regional Director Josephine S. Virtucio lauded RDO No. 6 Chief Santos that “Revenue District Office No. 6 Urdaneta City, Pangasinan for being the No. 1 goal achiever in this region for the month of June 2024, having collected the amount of Php270, 156, 111. 35 with an excess of Php 39, 075, 111.35 or 16.91% as compared to goal. Given this 7th day of August 2024 at the BIR Revenue Region No. 1, Calasiao, Pangasinan”.

RDO No. 6 Chief Santos said that the national government mandated the one city fifteen towns’ district with almost P3 billion tax goal to be collected this year.

Despite collecting P1 billion from January to August, Santos said the tax goal is subject to adjustment.

“Inaadjust kasi ito lagi,” she said.

Upon assumption of her post here early this year, Santos disclosed that her hands were already full mapping and implementing strategies how to boost collection for the government this year.

“Actually we already planned our strategy for the whole year that include in intensifying the tax audit program and we will concentrate in those who are complying less instead of those who are complying taxpayers so we will deal with them first,” she stressed to this newspaper in an earlier interview.