Ben Evardone said the DBM should obey the ruling that became final on April 10 with the dismissal of the agency’s motion for reconsideration of the original decision. Citing the ruling, Evardone said the DBM should include collections not only of the Bureau of Internal Revenue but of the Bureau of Customs as well, in computing the IRA. “This will translate to an increase in IRA of all local government units by about 40 percent. He said the League of Provinces has elected its officers so it could better lobby for the implementation of the SC decision. Hermilando Mandanas, when he was congressman, who questioned in January 2012 DBM’s computation limiting the LGUs’ shares in the national taxes to BIR collections.

Source: Philippine Star July 14, 2019 16:00 UTC