03/05/2025
Pasig Mayor Vico Sotto saves โฑ1 billion every year without raising taxes, while Finance Secretary Ralph Recto is proposing to increase capital gains, donorโs, and estate taxes from 6% to 10% to collect โฑ300 billion by 2030.
Pasig shows that when public funds are managed properly, tax hikes are unnecessary. Through transparency and firm governance, Mayor Vico delivers real savings without adding burden to the people.
Taxation should be the last resort, not the first solution. Fix the system first. Serve the people first.
In contrast, Ralph Rectoโs solution is to demand more from taxpayers instead of fixing the system.
The issue is not low taxes. The issue is poor governance.
A government that fails to manage existing resources has no right to ask for more.
Higher taxes will not solve corruption. Good leadership will.
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Sources:
Philippine News Agency. (2024). Pasig City saves โฑ1 billion annually through anti-corruption efforts.
The Philippine Star. (April 26, 2025). Recto proposes tax hikes under GROWTH bill.
