Land Bank of the Philippines (LandBank) will provide the citizens of Surallah, South Cotabato an online payment option to settle local government fees.

LandBank President and Chief Executive Officer Cecilia Cayosa Borromeo and Surallah Mayor Pedro Matinong Jr. led the formal inauguration of the Link.BizPortal at the Surallah Municipal Hall last January 20, together with other local government unit (LGU) officials and bank’s officers.

Through a memorandum of agreement, the LandBank Link. BizPortal will handle payments to the Surallah LGU, including licensing and permit fees, as well as real property and business taxes. Hence, residents of Surallah can now pay fees and taxes online, avoiding the need to physically travel to the municipal hall.

“We greatly appreciate the LGU for allowing us to be part of their digitalization journey to deliver convenient public services to its constituents,” said Borromeo.

LandBank will also maintain the highest level of security for the online payment facility and report to the LGU the number and total amount of daily transactions or collections.

For his part, Matinong said he was hopeful for the LandBank online service provided to their municipality. “Surallah is one with LandBank in advancing technologies that will make life easier for residents here,” he said in Filipino.

LandBank is offering a menu of digital products and services to all local governments nationwide in support of Executive Order 170, or the Adoption of Digital Payments for Government Disbursement and Collections.

Moreover, the LandBank Link. BizPortal is also in line with the national government’s call for a National Retail Payment System, which also supports the eGov Pay solution of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.