The expected solid yes vote of the citizens to make Santo Tomas, Batangas, a city in October 2018 will certainly bring added vigor to the entire economy of the Calabarzon (Region 4-A), comprising of the provinces of Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon, particularly the constituents of Mayor Edna Sanchez.
The momentous event will coincide with the upcoming filing of the Certificates of Candidacy of political wannabees for the midterm elections in 2019.
I admire the hard work of the mayor with the support of Atty. Art Marasigan, her administrator, because they were able to unite the 30 barangay captains, despite the reality that these barangay leaders belong to different political parties.
Supporting the move is a philanthropist who was not even a native of Santo Tomas, but his kindheartedness has been instrumental to unite the people and get the yes for cityhood campaign succeed.
In fact, the 30 barangay captains set aside their political affiliations and helped the cityhood campaign by making sure that their respective constituencies would support the move.
All of them pledged to lead their constituents to support a solid yes vote during the upcoming plebiscite.
If this happens, Santo Tomas will be the first municipality to become city under the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte. This is going to be historic!
Santo Tomas has already reached, and even surpassed, the requirements set by law for the municipality to become a city. The moment it becomes a city, its Internal Revenue Allotment is seen hitting P800 million annually.
Aside from that, the city will be spared from paying taxes to the provincial government, and the money would go to the city government and to the barangays. This is welcome news, certainly one that will benefit the residents of the future Santo Tomas City.
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Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) General Manager Alexander Balutan reminded all Lotto millionaires to be practical and smart in spending their Lotto winnings.
They should pay first whatever debts they have so no one will be going after them. If they are not capable to run a business, they should seek expert opinion or advice. However, they need to be careful in their business dealings to avoid investment scams. Last, Balutan told them: Don’t be a “one-day millionaire” because of vices.
Data from the PCSO show that 26 new Lotto millionaires have been produced from January to May 2018, sharing among them a total of P1.2 billion in prizes. PCSO lottery games like Lotto, digit games, Keno, Sweepstakes and Small Town Lottery are beneficial games for Filipinos.
The PCSO charter mandates that 55 percent of revenues is allocated for prizes, 15 percent for operational expenses and 30 percent for the PCSO’s charity work.
E-mail: fetad@yahoo.com.
The momentous event will coincide with the upcoming filing of the Certificates of Candidacy of political wannabees for the midterm elections in 2019.
I admire the hard work of the mayor with the support of Atty. Art Marasigan, her administrator, because they were able to unite the 30 barangay captains, despite the reality that these barangay leaders belong to different political parties.
Supporting the move is a philanthropist who was not even a native of Santo Tomas, but his kindheartedness has been instrumental to unite the people and get the yes for cityhood campaign succeed.
In fact, the 30 barangay captains set aside their political affiliations and helped the cityhood campaign by making sure that their respective constituencies would support the move.
All of them pledged to lead their constituents to support a solid yes vote during the upcoming plebiscite.
If this happens, Santo Tomas will be the first municipality to become city under the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte. This is going to be historic!
Santo Tomas has already reached, and even surpassed, the requirements set by law for the municipality to become a city. The moment it becomes a city, its Internal Revenue Allotment is seen hitting P800 million annually.
Aside from that, the city will be spared from paying taxes to the provincial government, and the money would go to the city government and to the barangays. This is welcome news, certainly one that will benefit the residents of the future Santo Tomas City.
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Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) General Manager Alexander Balutan reminded all Lotto millionaires to be practical and smart in spending their Lotto winnings.
They should pay first whatever debts they have so no one will be going after them. If they are not capable to run a business, they should seek expert opinion or advice. However, they need to be careful in their business dealings to avoid investment scams. Last, Balutan told them: Don’t be a “one-day millionaire” because of vices.
Data from the PCSO show that 26 new Lotto millionaires have been produced from January to May 2018, sharing among them a total of P1.2 billion in prizes. PCSO lottery games like Lotto, digit games, Keno, Sweepstakes and Small Town Lottery are beneficial games for Filipinos.
The PCSO charter mandates that 55 percent of revenues is allocated for prizes, 15 percent for operational expenses and 30 percent for the PCSO’s charity work.
E-mail: fetad@yahoo.com.
