The Bureau of Customs Dumaguete City sub-port has surpassed its target tax collection from P55 million in the middle of 2006, to P65 million as of last month, Deputy Customs collector Datu Camad Ali said.

Ali also said the sub-port is aiming at becoming the role model of all ports in the country for consistently achieving the target tax collection. He added that they want to surpass the P75 million mark last year, to P80 million by the end of 2007, through the support of importers from Oriental Negros.

The sub-port has contributed to the achievement of Cebu port in surpassing the target collection for the first time in the first quarter of this year, Ali said.

At least 20 percent of the total tax collection in Cebu port is from Dumaguete sub-port collection, he pointed out.

Ali said they strongly support the challenge of the National government in implementing measures for effective tax collection, and with the lateral attrition law, they are more motivated to double their efforts in strictly and effectively collecting taxes.

Meanwhile, members of the Philippine Association of Muslim Customs Employees, Inc. are seeking the early release of the 2006 monetary rewards promised by the national government as an incentive for Bureau of Customs employees who have exceeded their collection targets across the country.

In a letter to Finance Secretary Margarito Teves, Ali, who is also the president of the PAMCEI, sought its release by the third quarter of this year to encourage BOC officials and employees to work harder.*MA/JG

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