Pampanga yields P82M quarry collections

CLARK FREEPORT--More contact tracers can now be hired by local government units (LGUs) in the National Capital Region to help curb the spread of COVID-19 with additional P65 million earmarked by the Department of Labor and Employment.

“The local governments through their respective Public Employment Service Offices (PESO) can boost their contact tracing with the additional funding,” Labor Secretary Silvestre Silvestro Bello III said.

Bello said the additional fund still comes from DOLE’s Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged / Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program.

TUPAD is a cash-for-work program of DOLE meant to aid informal workers displaced by the pandemic.

DOLE earlier shifted the program for contact tracing of LGUs.

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO— The local income of the Pampanga provincial government from Mt. Pinatubo’s sand and gravel increased to P82 million in March, exceeding the previous highest monthly collection of P72.8 million last February, an official said on Sunday.

The March 2021 collection raised to P1.118 billion the total revenues earned so far in the 20 months of the administration of Gov.

Dennis “Delta” Pineda, according to Atty. Charlie Chua, provincial administrator.

Capitol collects a P150-sand tax, P250administrative fee, P30weighing scale fee, fees for sand and gravel permit, motor vehicle and heavy equipment accreditation including fines and penalties.

Chua said the provincial government’s share of 30 percent from the P150-sand tax was put in the provincial coffers to support programs in managing the COVID-19 pandemic and in implementing regular programs in health,