The 2026 SIPP was published on June 2, 2026, in the Official Gazette, and will take effect 15 days after its publication in accordance with the National Internal Revenue Code

Mayor Benjamin Magalong says they will ask the courts to enforce provisions of the ordinance that laid down 19 conditions governing the redevelopment of Camp John Hay

All in all, the 2026 budget is more of the same. They removed flood control allocations but made up for it in other ways.

It is essential that payroll records, withholding tax returns, and alphalists are fully reconciled. Any mismatch between amounts reported and taxes actually remitted during the year may result in penalties or assessments.

'If Co's Crystal Bridges takes over with the same form of [joint venture agreement] without consulting first the consumers, then, nothing good will happen,' says Bacolod Councilor and Amlig Tubig convener Jun Gamboa