FROM 18th place last year, Megaworld Corp. was Lapu-Lapu City’s top taxpayer this year.
The company was awarded along with 24 other taxpayers at a ceremony held at the Hoopsdome last night.
Shangri-La’s Mactan Resort and Spa Cebu was given the Hall of Fame award for being the top taxpayer for 10 years.
Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Paz Radaza said the annual awarding ceremony is their way of recognizing the prime movers of the economy.
The other reporters Lear Automotive (EEDS) Phils. Inc., J Park Island Resort and Waterpark, General Milling Corp., Advent Energy Inc., Taiyo Yuden (Phils.) Corp., Fairchild Semiconductor (Phils.), Filinvest Group of Companies, Freement Food Corp., Jollibee and GMR-Megawide Cebu Airport Corp.
The other awardees include Super Metro Gaisano-Lapu-Lapu, Oikonomos International Resources Corp. (Movenpick Hotel Mactan Island Cebu), Muramoto Audio-Visual Phils. Inc., JS Unitrade Merchandise Inc., Plantation Bay Holdings Corp. Taipan Development Inc. (Gaisano Island Mall Mactan), Far EastNoble House Inc. (Gaisano Grand Mall of Mactan), Draka Phils. Inc., NKC Mfg. Philippines Corp., Timex Phils. Inc., Waterfront Airport Hotel and Casino Inc., Robinsons Land Corp., Yamashin Cebu Filter MFG.Corp., Euro CB Phils. Inc. and MSM Cebu Inc.
A cash incentive of P20,000 each was also given to those who won awards overseas. The awardees were Kristine Hope Baguio, Vovinam gold medallist; and winners of the World Championship of Performing Arts (WCOPA) in California, USA composed of Raiza Pagatpatan, Renz Harvey Aleguiojo and Gwyneth Lovelle Tayactac. FVQ