BACOLOD CITY — The Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) in Negros Occidental collected a total of PHP10.9 million in revenues in 2018, which is 6.7 percent higher than the PHP10.2 million in the previous year.
The PVO’s earnings came from farm income and collection of laboratory and veterinary fees.
Dr. Renante Decena, provincial veterinarian, said on Wednesday the increase can be attributed to the effective implementation of Provincial Tax Ordinance No. 2017-001.
A client applies for a veterinary health certificate required for animal shipment at the Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) in Bacolod City.
Photo courtesy of PVO-Negros Occidental
He noted that they have strengthened the implementation of its provisions, particularly on information dissemination and delivery of technical services among commercial farm owners and backyard gamefowl farms.
“We have been campaigning for them to register their farms,” he said.
Decena added that the higher income also reflects the interest of stakeholders to avail of the PVO’s services.
Reports of the PVO showed that regulatory services, including veterinary health certificate issuance, livestock and gamefowl registration, and traders’ license application mostly contributed to the revenues, totaling almost PHP7.2 million.
Income generated from farms and sale of various products reached about PHP3.5 million while collections from laboratory services and dairy training fees totaled PHP222,424 and PHP50,060, respectively.
Decena said this year, the PVO targets to increase its collection by improving its products and services. (PNA)
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