Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte(Screengrab) MANILA - The Quezon City government recorded its biggest tax collection in history despite the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic that pulled down business enterprises nationwide. Mayor Joy Belmonte reported on Monday during her State of the City Address that the city collected PHP22 billion in taxes to add to the PHP24.6 billion savings prior to the pandemic. "Sa kabila ng dagok ng Covid-19 sa ekonomiya ng QC, na-itala natin ang pinakamataas na koleksyon na nasa PHP22 bilyon sa nakalipas na taon. Ito ang pinakamataas na koleksyon, hindi lamang sa buong bansa, kundi sa buong kasaysayan ng ating lungsod (Despite the effect of Covid-19 in QC's economy, we recorded the highest collection of PHP22 billion last year. This is the highest collection in the country and in the history of our city)," Belmonte said. The city also retained its good financial standing and remained debt-free. "Dahil dito, ang QC ang may pinakama
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte(Screengrab) MANILA - The Quezon City government recorded its biggest tax collection in history despite the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic that pulled down business enterprises nationwide. Mayor Joy Belmonte reported on Monday during her State of the City Address that the city collected PHP22 billion in taxes to add to the PHP24.6 billion savings prior to the pandemic. "Sa kabila ng dagok ng Covid-19 sa ekonomiya ng QC, na-itala natin ang pinakamataas na koleksyon na nasa PHP22 bilyon sa nakalipas na taon. Ito ang pinakamataas na koleksyon, hindi lamang sa buong bansa, kundi sa buong kasaysayan ng ating lungsod (Despite the effect of Covid-19 in QC's economy, we recorded the highest collection of PHP22 billion last year. This is the highest collection in the country and in the history of our city)," Belmonte said. The city also retained its good financial standing and remained debt-free. "Dahil dito, ang QC ang may pinakama