(Tuesday, 12th day of August 2014)
ILIGAN CITY, PHILIPPINES – During the Monday morning flag raising ceremony hosted by the City Treasurers Office, August 11, 2014, City Treasurer, Louela S. Maybituin, rendered a report of the department’s accomplishment particularly on Revenue Collection both from Local Sources and External Sources as of Friday, August, 8, 2014.
In the report she affirmed that the Income Target or Estimates for the CY 2014 Annual Budget amounted to P 1,235,035,647.00 and out of the estimated income as of August 8, 2014 it has accumulated P 801,721,872.11 from the local and external sources or a collection efficiency of 65% that will be tackled for less than 5 months in order for them to meet or attain the 100% of the projected target.
According to Maybituin the Business Taxes has reached exceeding its target with the status of collection for Real Property Tax and other income sources that are quite progressing except for the economic enterprise particularly, City Assessor’s Office, GTHLM, IBJT Markets and the Slaughter collections where there is a need to double its efforts and is suggested to come up with a systems, measures and strategies for an effective and efficient revenue collection in order to attain its target.
Furthermore the City Treasurers Office are continuously doing its task in business tax mapping, examinations on book accounts, delivery and sending RPT and Business tax bills, notices of delinquencies and demand letter.
In addition CTO has implemented three (3) projects, namely; (1) Revenue Generation Enhancement Program which is more in the preparation for possible Public Auction of delinquent real properties, (2) Institutionalizing of Cash Flow Analysis and Forecasting, this is a tool in determining the revenue income versus the expenditures. (3) Adoption of Tax System for the RPT and Business, a system where their programmers are working on taxpayer’s accessibility of their taxes and ledgers through. Messaging System or SMS.
Maybituin concluded her report by thanking the City Mayor Celso G. Regencia, Vice Mayor Ruderic Marzo, the members of the City Councils for the support they had extended to the City Treasurers office and to the other income generating departments namely: City Assessor’s Office, ICWS, GTMLH, CEO, CEMO, City Health, City Veterinarian who had been their partners in revenue generation.### Iligan Web
U.P. College Admission Test on 16-17 August
The University of the Philippines College Admission Test (UPCAT) is set on August 16-17, 2014 at the UP Mindanao campus in Davao City and other Test Centers nationwide.
The morning session starts at 6:30 A.M. while the afternoon session starts at 12:30 P.M. Applicants will take the Test in only one session. Applicants must be in the Test Center at least one hour before the examination time. The 5-hour Test covers areas in Language Proficiency, Reading Comprehension, Math, and Science.
Applicants who have not received their Test Permits are advised to visit their Test Center on Friday, 15 August 2014 with copies of their application forms.
The UPCAT Test Centers in Mindanao are Zamboanga del Norte National High School (Dipolog City), Southern Mindanao Colleges (Pagadian City), Western Mindanao State University (Zamboanga City), Capitol University (Cagayan de Oro City), MSU-Iligan Institute of Technology (Iligan City), Bukidnon State College (Malaybalay City), Camiguin Polytechnic State College, Misamis Occidental National High School (Oroquieta City), Digos City National High School, Tagum City National High School, University of the Philippines Mindanao (Davao City), Notre Dame University (Cotabato City), Mindanao State University (General Santos City), University of Southern Mindanao (Kabacan, North Cotabato), Notre Dame of Marbel University, Sultan Kudarat Polytechnic State College (Tacurong City), Father Saturnino Urios University (Butuan City), Agusan del Sur National High School (San Francisco, Agusan del Sur), Surigao State College of Technology (Surigao City), and Jacinto P. Elpa National High School (Tandag, Surigao del Sur).( Rene Afurong Estremera/Public Relations Officer)
Tips for UPCAT takers
Taking the UP College Admission Test (UPCAT) can be a nerve-racking experience. Here are some tips that can help.
Thousands of senior high school students from all over the country are set to take the University of the Philippines College Admission Test (UPCAT) on August 16 and 17.
For many, the UPCAT is a rite of passage of their final year in high school. For some, it is just one of the many college entrance exams they will take in the coming months.
Whichever way one views the UPCAT, passing a college entrance exam can be a nerve-racking experience. Knowing what to expect and preparing yourself mentally and physically are the keys to passing any exam.
Breakdown
The UPCAT is composed of four subtests in Language Proficiency, Reading Comprehension, Mathematics and Science.
The exam usually takes 5 hours to finish.
On average, only 10,000 students pass the exam out of an estimated 60,000 UPCAT takers annually. It’s a fairly competitive exam that challenges even the most hell-bent on making the cut off.
The UPCAT results are just a part of the overall individual assessment score of a UP applicant–although a high UPCAT score certainly does help.(Raisa Marielle Serafica/Rappler)
#TipsForUPCAT
While there aren’t any hard and fast rules to winning that prized acceptance letter from UP, there are certainly some helpful tips to prepare yourself for a less stressful and hassle free UPCAT:
Wear comfortable clothes - The last thing you want to be is uncomfortable during the exam. Bring a light jacket in case your testing room is air-conditioned.
Try to visit your testing center prior to the exam. Find out where your building assignment is and which route will get you there the fastest.
Be there early and rested - UP advises that UPCAT takers come at 6:30 am for the morning session and 12:30 pm for the afternoon session. Make sure to get enough sleep the night before.
Carry a light bag - Bring only the following necessities: your test permit, two good quality pencils, rubber erasers, a sharpener, water and light snacks.
Carefully weigh your guesses - The test uses a correct-minus-wrong grading system. You will get one point deduction for every 4 wrong items.
Manage your time - Try not to linger on a single question. All items in the test are graded equally.
Source: Rappler
War Against Dengue!
The Health Education & Promotion Officer with the Sanitary Inspectors of the Iligan City Health Office reminds the residents of Zones Aries I and Pisces I of Barangay Suarez and Puroks 20, 21, 3, 11 at Landless Area of Barangay Tipanoy on the individual responsibilities to fight against Dengue.
During the Pulong-Pulong, the City Health Team stresses on the importance of practicing the usual Daily 4:00 o’ Clock P.M. Habit to search all containers with clear water and remove the water to prevent these containers as breeding sites of Mosquitoes. The life cycle of a mosquito, which can lay up to 300 eggs, is within seven (7) days and can live up to 30 days.
These containers can be found inside the houses such as flower vases, empty bottles, plastics, place under the tray of dishes, at the bottom of air-condition unit, etc. and in the surroundings such as empty tires, bromilliad and other plants, softdrink caps, empty cans, garbage, coconut husks, bamboo fence, etc.
The residents were advised to immediately consult a doctor if any member of the family experience fever for more than two (2) days already to determine if it’s a dengue fever and treatment can be applied at once.(Douglas A. Garcia)