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| THE city’s top taxpayers pose with former Laoag Mayor Chevylle V. Fariñas after the awarding of top taxpayers of 2018 at the City Hall auditorium on June 20, 2019 as part of the 54th Charter Day celebration. (Photo by Alwin Formantes) |
Staff Reporter
Laoag City—The city government, led by former Mayor Chevylle V.
Fariñas celebrated the city’s 54th charter day in simple rites on
June 19, 2019.
Mrs. Fariñas personally spearheaded the celebration with
a thanksgiving mass at the St. William Cathedral followed by a medical mission and
social services, seedling distribution and pig dispersal, and salary
distribution for the 2019 Special Public Employment for Students (SPES).
In her speech, Mrs. Fariñas said that in its 54 years of
existence of Laoag as a city, it deserves its rightful place and respect.
She also took the opportunity to thank all the people of
Laoag who supported her family’s journey in serving the city.
“Ay-ayaten kayo amin and you will always occupy a
big space in our hearts”, Mrs. Fariñas ended.
She also thanked the members of the media, all the city’s
punong barangay, city hall employees and all the people who supported her and
her late husband, former Laoag Mayor Michael V. Fariñas’ administrations.
Prior to the celebration, the city government also
conducted the blessing of the of the LCGH Oxygen Plant, and the DPWH-funded
project and heavy equipment on June 18, 2019.
Top 30 taxpayers for 2018
The city government also
recognized the 30 top
taxpayers of 2018 during an awarding ceremony held at the city auditorium on
June 20, 2019.
They categorized the taxpayers into three: “National
Owned Business Category”; “Local Owned Business Category”, and “Laoag City
Public Market and Commercial Complex Category”.
Awardees for the National Owned Business Category are:
St. William Drug Corporation; Hypermarket; Sanford Marketing Corporation; Globe
Telecom Incorporated; Puregold Price Club Inc.; Jollibee Foods Corporation
(Main); K Servico Trade Inc.; McDonalds (Cathedral), Golden Arches Development
Corp.; and Pepsi Cola.
The Local Owned Business Category awardees are: Laoag
Solid 8 Corporation; Laoag Generations Corporation; One-O-Five; The New Laoag
Auto Supply; Mong Ding Construction Supply; Laoag Kambal Corporation; CF
General Merchandise; Hi-Factor Iontech Digital Industries Corp.; CST Evermart
and New North Coast Trading Corporation.
While the Laoag City Public Market and Commercial Complex
awardees are: St. William Drug Corporation; Denise Nacnac General Merchandise,
Rice and Grain Retailer; Rang-ay Bank; Charito Caday Meat Dealer; M2M Meat
Dealer; Sumera Meat Shop; Raquino Dressed Chicken; Nemesia Baptista Meat Shop;
Jen Marie Meat Shop and R. Corpuz Meat Dealer.
City treasurer officer-in-charge Diomedes Gayban said
that the top taxpayers paid the highest business tax at the right time.
Mr. Gayban added that they gave the awardees a plaque of
recognition during the awarding ceremony held at the Laoag City Auditorium on June
20, 2019.
Mrs. Fariñas lauded all the awardees for being a part of
the city’s growing economy and for being prompt in paying and timely in the
payment of their business taxes every year.
The former two-term mayor hopes that other businesses
should follow the same so they can also avoid the penalties set by the city
government.
Mixed emotions
Last year’s charter day celebration
was with mixed emotions as the death of former Laoag Mayor Michael V. Fariñas
occurred prior to the celebration.
This year’s celebration was also with mixed emotions as
Mrs. Fariñas lost in her reelection bid for her third and final term.
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