ZAMBOANGA’S ECONOMY gets a boost amid the coronavirus pandemic following the inauguration of a fuel depot which was welcomed by canning and fishery firms here.
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| Sulu Governor Dr. Sakur 'Datu Shabandar' Tan |
Among those who attended the event were Pata
Mayor Abdurauf Burahan and Pata Vice Mayor Anton Burahan, Pandami Mayor Nurhan
Berto; Panglima Tahil Mayor Mohammad Mustafa Burahan; Panamao Mayor Al-Frazier
Abdurajak; Former Kalingalan mayor Peping Halun and ex-Pandami mayor Hatta
Berto.
And also members of the Southern Philippines Deep Sea Fishing
Association, Inc.
led by its Jaydrick
Yap and Anita Kaw of Universal Fishing Corp.; Esmael Tan of E&L Fishing and
Canning; Albeth Requinto of AMR Fishing, Inc.; Johnny Ang of Regal
Fishing Corp.; Kenny Que of GMA Fishing Corp.; Nelson Flores of OLC Fishing
Corp.; Shabree Amil of WSRA Fishing; Arnel Maravilla of AM Fishing Corp.;
Ronald Ongchua of OR Fishing; William Tiu Lim of Mega Fishing Corp.; Julieto
Daniel of Nancy Fishing; Stephen Yap of Victory Fishing; Jimmy Daniel of
Century Fishing; and Ely Chua of Jordan Fishing Corp.
Tan, a respected and influential leader in the
South, thanked all those who attended the inauguration of his depot. He did not
say how much was invested in the depot, but Tan was previously honored by
the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) as among its top tax payers and awarded him
for his revenue contributions in the region.
The BIR praised Tan for his tax payments and said
other politicians who have business of their own or their family should emulate
him, whose family operates several gas depots, among others, in the South.
It also awarded the Sulu provincial government,
saying, “Sulu is one of the best (revenue) contributors and is also awarded as
one of the highest tax payers in the province.”
Tan also thanked the BIR for the recognition awards
and said he has been paying his taxes religiously even before he was not in
public service for many decades now. “Paying the correct taxes and
religiously for that matter is our duty and the taxes also go back to us, to
the people in terms of basic services and infrastructures, and many more and we
have been very supportive of this effort and a strong advocate of tax
collections,” Tan said.
Tan has been paying government taxes by the tens of
million and said he would like these (awards) to set an example to other public
servants. “These also erase notion that our people do not pay taxes. We do pay
for as long as we have the income. We pay for the income we make to government
because we know the government will return this to the people in terms of
important projects,” he said.
“Unang-una yun mga namumuno (sa gobyerno tulad
namin) sila ang dapat maging model na nagbabayad ng buwis sa atin
pamahalaang ng sa ganoon ay mabura rin ang impression at saka imahe ng mga
pulitiko na sila ay hindi nagbabayad ng taxes o other income. Alam natin
seryoso yun ating national government kaya dapat tumulong tayo at
nagpapasalamat nga tayo this is a way on our part as members of the community
our way of thanking the national government for providing and knowing that the
revenues and taxes that we pay are plowed back to us,” Tan said.
Minsu Oil, Inc. also maintains dozens of scholars and has given
many students the opportunity to finish their college education and be productive
members of society. Three of its scholars, Sherienata Tam and Marlina Hadja
graduated cum laude in Nursing; and Wida Hajihil was magna cum laude in
Accountancy. They were among the first batch of scholars for school year
2009-2013 who graduated with honors. (Mindanao Examiner)
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