Codilla, Ormoc inspire Marinduque - Mayor Morales

ORMOC CITY, Philippines  — Mayor Percival Morales of Sta. Cruz town in Marinduque, was in the city recently together with his department heads and town officials to study the best practices of Ormoc under Mayor Eric Codilla’s administration.

Morales admitted to The FREEMAN that the visit served as an eye opener for him especially in the aspect of revenue generation.

Morales, who has been serving Sta. Cruz for 20 years, admired Codilla in the efficiency of tax collection and the system in place to entice more businessmen to pay their dues.

When asked if he now intends to adjust his LGU’s collection target this fiscal year, he said: “Before coming here I was already contented by the documents presented to me by the department heads, but when I go back (home) I know we can still increase and actually meet a new target from the current P16 million to probably P20 million or more for this year.”

Morales added: “Sta. Cruz, a first class municipality, is similar in land area with Ormoc and with Mayor Codilla sharing us how he did it, I believe we too can make it.”