BIR RDO 21B launches tax campaign, cites top taxpayers
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO— The Bureau of International Revenue (BIR) Revenue District Office 21B (South Pampanga) launched the 2024 tax campaign at the Kingsborough International Convention Center (KICC) in San Fernando.
The event was attended by BIR officers and employees, taxpayers, real estate brokers, accountants, and local government units.
A motorcade rallied taxpayers to file and pay their annual income tax return (ITR) by April 15, 2024.
The national government aims to raise 4.35 trillion pesos this year, with the BIR entrusted to collect 70 percent of the budget.
Revenue Region 4 includes the three RDOs of Pampanga.
RDO 21-B pledges to collect 12 billion pesos in taxes this year.
BIR officials emphasized the importance of timely and accurate tax payments, highlighting the partnership
between the BIR and taxpayers.
BIR Commissioner Romeo Lumagui, Jr. conveyed in a video message, "Ang pagbayad ng buwis pagpapakita ng pagmamahal sa atin bayan (Paying taxes is an expression of love for our nation).”
The program was led by Revenue Region 4 Director Atty. Emmanuel S. Ferrer, Jr.; Assistant Regional Director Marlon M. Mendoza; Revenue District Officer Antonio J. Mangubat, Jr.; and Assistant Revenue District Officer Lynn B. Dilig.
The event also included the recognition of top individual and corporate taxpayers.
The Top 5 Individual Taxpayers are Ferdinand Beltran, Dennis Pineda, Roderick Diaz, Rommel Martin Vitug, and Maria Criselda Margarita Beltran.
The Top 5 Corporate Taxpayers are Rholean Builders Corporation; Silvermed Corporation; Mega Asia Bottling Corp.; Solanaland Development Inc.; and, RDF Feed, Livestock & Foods, Inc.