THE city government of Zamboanga has collected some P14 million in the ongoing implementation of amnesty for real property tax delinquencies.

This was announced by Rene Lacandalo, chief of the City Treasurer’s Real Property Tax Division, who said they have collected P14,019,284.68 in real property tax payments pursuant to the implementation of City Ordinance 484.

Lacandalo said City Ordinance 484 waives payments, surcharges and interest on unpaid real property taxes covering all years prior to December 31, 2017 accounts.

Lacandalo said the Ordinance grant a 100 percent tax relief to property owners who settle their accounts from September 2 to December 15 of this year and 50 percent tax relief to all payments thereafter and until June 30, 2019.

However, Lacandalo revealed the P14 million they collected is only 3.8 percent of the total real property tax arrearage, which totals to approximately P360 milion.

He urged the residents to settle their real property tax delinquencies within the tax amnesty period, which is from September 2, 2018 to June 30, 2019. (Bong Garcia/SunStar Philippines)