(The Philippine Star) | Updated November 9,
2012 - 12:00am
MANILA, Philippines - The local
government of Quezon City awarded its top corporate taxpayers, including DMCI
Homes in the Contractor Category, during a gathering of business owners and
executives whose company efforts in the past year have contributed to the
growth of the city. The 2012 QC Business Night also recognized pioneering
business locators as part of the city’s 73rd Foundation Month Celebration at
the Elements at Centris, Quezon City.
The occasion was led by Mayor Herbert
Bautista who lauded the transformative support of business awardees in the
fields of finance, shopping, export and import, retail and wholesale,
information technology, among others. Mayor Bautista expressed confidence that
Quezon City can become the next 3G City or global growth generator based on the
performance and prospects of its key business sectors.
Quezon City is the site of DMCI Homes’
numerous residential developments located in areas including New Manila,
Fairview , Visayas Avenue, E. Rodriguez, Tandang Sora, and P. Tuazon that help
generate economic activity and employment while complying with the city’s green
building ordinance. Additionally, DMCI Homes’ expertise in engineering quality
homes for middle-income families is being applied to improve the lives of many
families in Quezon City by providing assistance for the construction of
Bistekville, a housing project aligned with the company’s own corporate social
responsibility objectives.
This is the first year that the QC
government is highlighting the contribution of companies that are not only top
taxpayers but are also actively engaged in the social responsibility programs
of the city. In previous years, the awards were focused on the highest
taxpayers but the new guidelines are envisioned to emphasize good governance
and encourage new business players in the lead up to the city’s 75th
anniversary in 2014.
According to Treasurer Edgar
Villanueva, their vision for QC is good governance. “We should always remember
that good governance starts if there’s good tax collection.” The Bureau of
Local Government Finance declared the city’s collections in 2011 as the highest
it has attained since 2008. He also mentioned the citation that QC received
four years ago as one of the top 10 Asian Cities of the Future in an Asia-wide
survey geared toward investor markets.
Maricar Encarnacion, senior project
development manager, replied, “We are grateful to the city government for the
honor, and at the same time humbled by it because we are in the company of
prominent firms that were also given the distinction. This motivates us to strengthen
our engagement in communities and cities where we belong. We share in Quezon
City ’s drive for effective governance. Good governance benefits us all so it’s
a goal and a task worth our participation.”
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