February 12, 2006
THE ILOCOS TIMES - NEWS

With the increase in land area
LC expects add’l IRA share for this year

With the increase in the land area of Laoag City, which was recently certified and approved by the Community Environment and Natural Resources (CENR), the internal revenue allotment (IRA) share of the city government is expected to be increased.

According to Ruben Domingo, city assessor, CENR officer Raymundo Gayo certified that Laoag City has had an additional land area of at least 73.61 hectares to its current total land area of 11,607 hectares. The additional land area raises the city’s land area total to 11,680.61.

With the increase in the land area, Domingo said the IRA share of the city is also expected to be increased since the IRA share of a local government unit is computed using the total land area and population as bases.

Domingo further stated that the increase in the land area of the city was due to the inclusion of the city’s foreshore territories which was not included in past surveys.

With this development, Carlina Cumigad, city budget officer, is optimistic that the present IRA share of the city—now standing at P162,062,635 as proposed in the annual budget for this year—would again be increased with the CENR certification.

The city government’s IRA share in 2005 stood at P153,172,724. The most recent increase in the city’s IRA share was last year when it was increased by P8,889,911 as a result of an earlier land area increase.

Meanwhile, Mayor Michael V. Fariñas has instructed Domingo and Cumigad to secure a copy of the CENR survey for submission to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), which is the lead agency in charge of IRA shares.

Dominic B. dela Cruz

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