THE Land Tax Division of the Bacolod City Treasurer’s Office recently opened a temporary satellite office on the first floor of Ayala Malls Capitol Central to accept advance payments for the 2021 Real Property Tax (RPT).

A 20-percent discount will be given if the RPT due for the whole year of 2021 or, at the very least, for the first and second quarters of 2021, are fully paid before December 31, 2020, according to Assistant City Treasurer Arlene Memoria.

While the City Treasurer’s Office at the Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC) will continue receiving RPT payments, this service at the mall is to provide an additional venue so payors need not flock to the BCGC.

Memoria said social distancing protocols can be better observed this way with the two sites.

“This will make our services more accessible and convenient to our clients in line with our thrust to keep our city ‘business-friendly’ as it has always been our credo,” Mayor Evelio Leonardia said.

Service hours of the satellite office at Ayala Malls will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on days when said office is open to the public.

From November 16 to 27, RPT payments at Ayala Malls will be accepted from Mondays to Fridays. From November 28 to December 30, the service will be made available from Mondays to Sundays, except on December 25.

Meanwhile, RPT payments at the BCGC will continue to be received from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on regular working days.

Payments at the BCGC will also be accepted every Saturday in December and on December 30 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Clients must bring their previous year’s official receipt or tax declaration.

For inquiries, contact Land Tax Division at 434-7950 and 0915-522-6904. (PR)