Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 609)
The main subject of Executive Order No. 609 is the reduction of the 1952 taxes by 50 percent on all real properties located in the Province of Camarines Sur.
The conditions are that all unpaid taxes and penalties from 1951 and previous years and the remaining 50 percent of the 1952 taxes must be paid on or before August 31, 1953.
All real properties located in the Province of Camarines Sur are covered by this order.
A 50 percent reduction is granted on the 1952 real property taxes.
The order implies that failure to pay unpaid taxes and penalties from previous years and the remaining 50 percent of the 1952 taxes by August 31, 1953, would mean the taxpayer does not qualify for the 50 percent remission.
The Secretary of Finance recommended the tax reduction.
The Acting Executive Secretary, Marciano Roque, authenticated the Executive Order by signing it on behalf of the President.
The tax reduction was considered necessary due to the public interest requiring it.