Isko gives hotels, motels tax incentives
MANILA, Philippines — Manila Mayor Isko Moreno on Wednesday provided tax credit certificates worth P100,000 to hotels, motels, inns and dormitories that housed medical frontliners for free amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
Under Ordinance 8646 signed by Moreno, the tax incentives can be used in business taxes, regulatory fees and services, including surcharge and penalty interests.
Moreno lauded the owners of hotels and motels for providing rooms for healthcare workers, especially those living outside the city.
Over 1,000 medical frontliners in Manila were provided free lodging.
“This is our way of expressing our gratitude. Since day one of the lockdown, wala na kayong income. Your business really suffered as housing frontliners cost you millions of pesos, but you did not ask for a single cent from us,” Moreno said.
The mayor issued on March 18 an executive order requesting hotels to accommodate healthcare workers.
“I am grateful because you volunteered to help us. I thank you on behalf of the doctors, nurses and hospital staff you accommodated during the quarantine period,” Moreno said.
Yesterday, Moreno opened another COVID-19 testing center for walk-in patients at the Gat Andres Bonifacio Memorial Medical Center in Tondo.
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