TAX COLLECTION. BIR-Iloilo officer in charge Regional Director Emilia Combes (left) reports their revenue collection accomplishments at the Kapihan sa Bagong Pilipinas on Wednesday (Oct. 9, 2024). The regional revenue office has already collected PHP13.33 billion as of September, out of the over PHP18.516 billion target collection for 2024. (PNA screengrab from Kapihan sa Bagong Pilipinas)
ILOILO CITY – The Bureau of Internal Revenue Region 11 (Iloilo) has already collected PHP13.33 billion as of September, out of the over PHP18.516 billion collection goal for 2024.
During the Kapihan sa Bagong Pilipinas on Wednesday, BIR 11 reported that the collection from January to September this year is higher by PHP1.49 billion compared with the same period in 2023.
BIR Revenue II consisted of revenue district office (RDO) 71 based in Aklan, RDO 72 in Roxas City, RDO 75 in Zarraga in Iloilo, RDO 73 covering Antique, and RDO 74 in Iloilo City.
“With these RDOs, we were able to deliver the very much-needed collection for Revenue Region 11-Iloilo. You are a witness to these various developments and the improvement that made Iloilo become another BGC (Bonifacio Global City) of the Visayas. It's another investment capital, I believe, because we are collecting this PHP18 billion taxes wherein the internal revenue allotment goes back to different local government units that we have,” BIR 11 officer in charge Regional Director Emilia Combes.
Combes said the collections were through voluntary compliance and enforcement activities they have initiated.
Collection Division chief Lea Lebrilla, meanwhile, said they constantly monitor their top withholding agents, run against tax evaders, and enforce the Oplan Kandado to ensure they achieve the target collection.
“For Region 11, speaking of delinquent accounts, we have collected a total of PHP17.7 million as of September 2024, and that includes different settlement modes. Last year, we collected PHP10.3 million, so we have an increase of PHP7.3 million or 17.46 percent,” she said.
District offices also continue to monitor their top taxpayers, she added.
Last year, BIR 11 collected PHP15.979 billion, an increase of PHP1.22 billion compared with the PHP14.75 collection in 2022. (PNA)
