Mayors want portability vs reduced IRA

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — Mayor Oscar Rodriguez and Angeles City Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan are pushing to have the Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) portability for towns being converted to cities.
This move is to cushion the effect of reduced IRA shares of the 117 member cities of the League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP).
Rodriguez told Sun.Star Pampanga that portability of municipal IRAs will greatly help and address the worries of LCP cities on the reduction of revenue allotment shares.
“Allowing municipalities up for cityhood to bring along their municipal IRA allocation will mitigate the huge cost of conversion,” Rodriguez said, meaning the effect on the current IRA sharing will not be very adverse.
LCP records reveal that the additional 57 cities converted since 1991, for example, represents an opportunity cost of P238 million for each of the 60 original cities.
Mayor Pamintuan said an approach to the portability of IRA would be to assign a fixed municipal IRA share that will be automatically transferred to the cities’ total IRA for every approved conversion.
Pamintuan said the cities depend on the IRA to push for respective development plans.
However, Pamintuan said local measures should also be used by city mayors in ensuring fiscal stability and bringing more income to their respective cities.
“Government has lots of money available and what better way to use it but to allocate it for better IRA share for municipalities and cities,” Pamintuan said.
He said a more realistic sharing based on current demographics is necessary for cities to meet their target development plans. An average LCP city today supports between 34-43 percent of their population in contrast with the 23 percent share.
Meanwhile, Rodriguez said legislators should ensure that the standards for converting towns to cities should be upheld as paramount importance to ensure conversions are within lawful standards.
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pampanga/local-news/2012/05/31/mayors-want-portability-vs-reduced-ira-224477

Good hotel accommodation in Clark is available for Manila residents and tourists looking for good resorts in Pampanga for vacations and holidays in Philippines.  Clearwater Resort is one of the best resorts in Pampanga that is lauded by Manila residents for its safe and clean outdoor facilities that are perfect for family bonding or for stressed out Manila residents to relax and unwind during a weekend in the north.  Many guests of this hotel in Clark Pampanga enjoy fishing in the lake or their fishing pond located next to the outback tents hotel accommodation.  Clearwater appears frequently on the top of a list of the best hotels in Pampanga.  Function room for meetings and seminars is also available in this popular resort in Clark Philippines.

This resort hotel in Clark Philippines is to many, a fine example to leisure lifestyle of suburban city in America. Lake, beach, 13 hectares of picnic grounds covered with trees and green all put together to deliver a memorable getaway experience for foreign tourists visiting Angeles City Clark Philippines and residents of Manila driving up to Clark for a day trip or a weekend family outing.

Family with children can enjoy the picnic grounds and several large and small spots for swimming and water sports inside this resort in Pampanga. Parents can enjoy a day in leisure and relaxation in the shade provided by large Acacia trees throughout this resort. The ambience and beautiful view of the outdoor facilities of this beach resort in Clark Pampanga attracts visitors to go out of town from Manila for a getaway in the north.

Does anyone know how difficult it is to find a decent beach wedding venue in the Philippines? Sure, there are a lot of beautiful beaches but to find a beach where we can have a wedding ceremony in Philippines is next to impossible. Clark is home to some of the best golf courses in Pampanga. Although golf continues to be one of the reasons why visitors from Manila travel to Pampanga, residents of Angeles City, Subic and Bulacan travel to Clark not just to play golf in one of the best golf courses in Pampanga but also to relax and unwind in the best resort in Philippines.

Clearwater is a highly recommended and most frequently visited private resort in Clark, Pampanga, Philippines. This Clark hotel is a top rated place of leisure and a famous private resort outside Manila for corporate planning because of its exclusivity. Although the function rooms for planning and meetings are simple and basic, the surrounding gardens and ambience more than make up for what it lacks in lavish interior decoration.

Beach wedding venue is very popular in Manila, Subic, Pampanga Angeles City and
Clark Philippines. Young wedding couples prefer outdoor beach wedding followed up by garden styled outdoor wedding receptions in Philippines. Best beach wedding venue in Philippines is Clearwater Resort wedding venues near Manila, Angeles City, Clark Philippines.

Travel Agencies, Facilitators, Event Organizers and Wedding Planners in Manila laud Clearwater as the best resort in Clark Pampanga, citing its safe outdoor facilities and beautiful ambience of the lake, a nice white sand beach, plenty of large trees for shading in the picnic grounds, an ideal vacation spot for families with children. Family travelers pay attention to factors such as safety and security especially when choosing the best hotel in Pampanga for a holiday or vacation. There are plenty of luxurious hotels and deluxe resorts in Manila and other Asian cities but tourists and visitors from Manila travel north to Pampanga and Subic look for something different. Guests staying at the best hotel in Angeles City and Clark Pampanga expect a safe and secured resort to rest and relax without stress. This is the laidback lifestyle that Clearwater Resort and Country Club offers, namely peace and quiet times, an opportunity to take the stress out of city living, a time for family bonding and to enjoy the luxury that nature provides free of charge to all. Guests do not pack the itinerary with a lot of activities but instead make plenty of time to enjoy a day of rest and relaxation at the best resort in Pampanga.

Wedding couples from Manila look to the north for beautiful places in Pampanga to get married or take pictures for the nuptial photo albums. Wedding planners highly recommend Clearwater Resort as a beautiful hotel resort in Clark for prenuptial photo-shoot pictorial.

For inquiries and bookings, Please click here to contact Clearwater Resort for inquiries and reservations now

Clearwater Resort and Country Club, Clark Pampanga
Creekside Road near Centennial Expo,
Clark Freeport, Pampanga Philippines 2023
(045) 889-5151 0917-520-4403 0922-870-5177
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Getting to this lake and beach resort in Pampanga Angeles City Clark Philippines

After entering Clark Freeport from Dau and Angeles City, proceed straight along the main highway MA Roxas, passing the stand-along wine shop called Clark Wine Center on the right, continue to bear right making no turns at all, go past Mimosa Leisure Estate on the opposite side of the road, one will hit a major intersection. Go straight and the road becomes Creekside Road. YATS Clearwater Resort and Country Club is on the right just 200m down.

Family Bonding by the famous lake of Clark Pampanga

http://www.ClearwaterPhilippines.com

Manila Sales Office
3003C East Tower, Phil Stock Exchange Center,
Exchange Rd Ortigas Metro Manila, Philippines 1605
(632) 637-5019 0917-520-4393 Rea or Chay

Email: Inquiry@ClearwaterPhilippines.com

Please click here to contact Clearwater Resort to reserve a venue for your upcoming event now

Wedding couples looking for wedding reception venues and beach wedding venues can log on to this Philippines Wedding Venue web site for free information and assistance:

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While in Clark, it might be a good idea to enjoy an evening of wine-and-dine in the fine dining Yats Restaurant and Wine Bar that features an award winning 2700-line wine list. It is located in Mimosa Leisure Estate of Clark Freeport Zone. For more information, visit http://www.YatsRestaurant.com

YATS Leisure Philippines is a developer and operator of clubs, resorts and high-class restaurants and wine shops in Clark Angeles Philippines http://www.YatsLeisure.com

While in Clark, one might as well add to the itinerary a visit to the famous Clark Wine Center, the largest wine shop in Philippines which offers over 2000 selections of fine vintage wine from all wine regions, vintages spanning over 50 years covering all price ranges.
http://www.ClarkWineCenter.com

Looking for famous tourists spots, places to visit and see, relax and unwind in Clark, Pampanga, Philippines? You may want to check out these sites also:

http://www.LondonPubClark.com

http://www.HotelClarkPhilippines.com

http://www.ClarkPhilippines.com

http://www.YatsWineCellars.com

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Hot Line for what’s happening in Clark: 045 889-5151 or 0927-940-2669 ask for Loydha

0915-542-6250 (Jeramie)