20/04/2026
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CABARROGUIS, Quirino (PIA) โ The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Revenue District Office (RDO) 16 is aiming to collect P828.7 million in 2026, a 12 percent increase from its P739.9 million total collection in 2025.
Collection Chief Al Ryan Zambrano said the district has consistently met its collection targets from 2023 to 2025 and is now working toward a fourth consecutive year of achievement.
He noted that collections from January to February this year fell short of targets, but performance rebounded in March with an overcollection of about P7 million compared to the same period last year.
โFor April, the district is targeting P84 million,โ Zambrano said, expressing optimism that more taxpayers will meet their obligations.
Zambrano added that the bulk of collections comes from national government agencies (NGAs), local government units (LGUs), and top taxpayers under the Taxpayer Account Management Program (TAMP).
In 2025, Quirino ranked 42nd out of more than 125 revenue district offices nationwide, while Revenue Region No. 3 (Cagayan Valley) placed eighth overall.
Meanwhile, Assistant Revenue District Officer Atty. Lavella Tolentino announced that, under Revenue Memorandum Circular No. 030-2026 issued by Commissioner Charlito Martin R. Mendoza, the deadline for filing 2025 Annual Income Tax Returns (AITR) and paying taxes has been extended from April 15 to May 15, 2026.
She said the extension gives taxpayers more time to comply but warned that late filings will still incur penalties, surcharges, and interest.
Tolentino also cited the agencyโs โfriendly tax mappingโ initiative as a factor in improving taxpayer awareness and compliance. However, she acknowledged that external challenges, such as the oil crisis, have affected taxpayers, although current collections correspond to the taxable year 2025.
She urged taxpayers to fulfill their obligations, emphasizing that tax revenues are essential to sustaining government services.
Tolentino added that the district continues to align its efforts with the BIRโs five-point priority reform agenda, known as DARESโDigital and Data Transformation, Audit Reform and Accountability, Revenue Collection and Base Protection, Employee Empowerment and Welfare Promotion, and Service Excellence.
โThese reforms aim to modernize services, reduce human intervention, and enhance taxpayer engagement through seminars and webinars under the leadership of the new BIR commissioner,โ she said.
Despite these initiatives, Tolentino admitted that the office has yet to fully meet key performance indicators, particularly in enforcing compliance among businesses that fail to issue official receipts.
She said stricter monitoring and inspections will be conducted in the coming months to address violations, including underdeclaration of income and outdated sales records. (OTB/TCB/PIA-2, Quirino)
Link: https://pia.gov.ph/news/luzon/cv/bir-targets-p828-m-in-2026-eyes-fourth-straight-collection-milestone/
