P3.54 bilyong remittance ibinigay ng Philippine Ports Authority sa pamahalaan
Ipinagmalaki ng Philippine Ports Authority na sa kabila ng nararanasang COVID-19 pandemic ay nakapagbigay sila ng bilyon-biyong pisong dividend remittance national government para sa fiscal year 2020.
Sa ilalim ng batas 50 porsyento lamang ng kabuuang annual income ang dapat ibigay ng PPA sa gobyerno pero ayon kay General Manager Jay Santiago inaprubahan ng PPA Board ang 56 percent sa dividend remittance.
Ito anya ay upang maidagdag sa ginagawang hakbang ng pamahalaan laban sa COVID-19.
“We anticipate that the fight against this global health emergency is a long and winding road. As a response, we are increasing our dividend to P3.541 billion representing 56% of PPA’s 2020 net income to help (the) government in its fight against COVID-19,” saad ni GM Santiago.
Dagdag nito, “This is just one of the ways that the agency is looking at, with the guidance of Department of Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade, as we continue to veer away from the clutches of COVID-19.”
Sinabi naman ni Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade na ang mataas na dividend remittance ng PPSA ay makatutulong para makabili ng dagdag na COVID-19 vaccines na kinakailangan para sa vulnerable sector ng bansa.
“The decision of the PPA to increase the amount of its dividend remittance to the Bureau of the Treasury is a shining example of Bayanihan spirit. Dividend remittances from government agencies help sustain the government’s efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19. These remitted amounts to the Bureau of the Treasury will help in the procurement of the life-saving vaccines, as well provide the most vulnerable sectors of society with aid and financial support,” pahayag ni Tugade.
Noong taong 2020, nakapagtala ng net income na P6.138 billion ang PPA na mas mababa ng 16% sa 2019 kita nito.
Gayunman, mas mataas pa rin ito sa target na P5.557 billion.
“It is in this light that I am calling on government agencies under the DOTr, to help the government sustain the momentum in its fight against COVID-19 by properly remitting their dividend to the national treasury,” dagdag ni Tugade.
Pagmamalaki ng ahensya, ang kanilang 2020 remittance ay ikalawa sa pinakamataas simula ng maupo si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte.
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