| Compaña Maritima, the triangular three-story structure built in 1910, was the old Aduana and was named after one of the pioneer shipping companies in Cebu. Mayor Tomas Osmeña wants to open a maritime museum and entertainment and leisure center in the idle edifice near the South Coastal Road. (Sunstar file photo) |
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CEBU City officials are studying the possibility of seizing properties from the owners of seven proprietary schools and hospitals that have not been paying business taxes, after attempts to reach a compromise have failed.
The City Treasurer’s Office continues to collect taxes from the schools and hospitals after they failed to secure an injunction on the tax ordinance subjecting them to business tax.
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