00:00 We shall now proceed with the President's signing into law of the Real Property Valuation
00:05 and Assessment Reform Act.
00:07 The harmonized version of Senate Bill No. 2386 and House Bill No. 6558 shall now be
00:15 known as Republic Act No. 12001, entitled, "An Act Instituting Reforms in Real Property
00:23 Valuation and Assessment in the Philippines, Reorganizing the Bureau of Local Government
00:28 Finance, Granting of Tax Amnesty on Real Property, and Special Levy on Real Property
00:35 and Appropriating Ponds, Therefore."
00:38 The law implements uniform valuation standards for real property assets to promote transparency,
00:45 greater efficiency and accuracy, reduce discrepancies, and enhance investor confidence.
00:51 Real property tax includes special education pond, idle land tax, and other special levy
00:56 taxes which can all be imposed by a local government unit under the Local Government
01:02 Code.
01:05 Thank you, Mr. President.
01:07 [Applause.]
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