The Bacolod City Treasurer's Office collection from business taxes, regulatory fees and other license fees increased by 11 percent in 2006, figures it released yesterday show.

The CTO raked in P197,406,435.30 last year up by P19,540,592.10 from the 2005 collection of P177,865,843.27. Permits and Licensing Division chief Ardis Jaculina said the city's business tax collection has been boosted by the CTO's continuing aggressive collection campaign.

She said that the innovation of the one-stop-shop business permits processing the city implemented starting last year has also contributed to better revenues from business taxes and licensing fees.

NFA names Bejemino
as Neg.Occ. manager

A government employee who rose from the ranks is the new manager of the National Food Authority in Negros Occidental, a press release from the office said.

Marianito Bejemino, who was assigned in Oriental Negros before his new assignment, succeeded Gil Ibarra, who was transferred to NFA-Oriental Negros on Dec. 27.

The NFA-Negros Occidental press release also said the transfers are part of the agency's policy on the reassignment of its officials.

DENR to rehabilitate
Basay mine, 6 others

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources said it will rehabilitate the abandoned Basay Copper Mine in Negros Oriental and six others and turn them into economically-beneficial tourist attractions.

Other abandoned mines identified by the DENR are the Black Mountain Copper Mine, Thanksgiving Mine and Western Minolco Mine in Benguet; Palawan Quick Silver Mine in Palawan; Consolidated Mine in Marinduque and Bagacay Copper Mine in Samar.

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