QuestionsQuestions (MANILA CITY ORDICE NO. 8439)
The ordinance cites Section 271 of the Local Government Code, which provides for the allocation of basic RPT proceeds in cities: 70% to the general fund of the city and 30% among component barangays.
It further divides the barangay portion as follows: 50% goes to the barangay or barangays where the property is located, and 50% is equally shared among all component barangays.
It amends Ordinance No. 8366 to include additional barangays adjacent to and similarly hosting business establishments in the areas described, and to adjust the RPT allocation accordingly.
It includes Barangays 48, 49, and 51 under Zone 4, District I; and Barangays 245, 247, and 248 under Zone 22, District II, City of Manila.
No. It does not change the statutory 70/30 split. Instead, it addresses how the 30% barangay share is distributed among barangays by amending the local ordinance covering specific barangay allocations.
The ordinance states that the named barangays shall receive and equally share the amount equivalent to 50% of the 30% allocation, effectively treating these barangays as equally hosting/entitled for that portion pending comprehensive tax-mapping.
It indicates that the allocation is provisional and will be subject to a later ordinance that will map taxable properties accurately across all 896 barangays for RPT purposes.
Section 2 provides that the RPT shares rightfully received by the barangays under the amended ordinance shall not in any way affect the current and future RPT to be shared by the barangays indicated.
It declares that prior issuances (ordinances, resolutions, orders, etc.) inconsistent with or contrary to the amendatory ordinance are repealed or modified, ensuring the amendment controls.
It allows remaining provisions not affected by the invalid part to continue in force and effect, rather than invalidating the entire ordinance.
It takes effect immediately upon its approval by the mayor, as stated in the Effectivity Clause (Section 5).
The ordinance shows passage by the city council on October 27, 2015 and approval by the mayor on November 16, 2015. Such compliance with local legislative and approval steps is relevant to validity.
The ordinance ties RPT allocation to where commercial establishments are effectively operating/hosted. Adjacency and similarly hosting business establishments are used as the basis to include additional barangays for allocation.
It describes the area as Mayhaligue Street (north), C.M. Recto Avenue (south), Dagupan Street (west), and Antonio Rivera (east). Its purpose is to identify the specific geographic area covered by the RPT allocation.