BUGUEY, Cagayan – The Municipal Government of Buguey recently inked a partnership
with the Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) to provide residents with a safe and
convenient online payment platform for local government fees.
Through the LANDBANK Link.BizPortal, residents from Buguey’s 30 barangays can now
settle fees, dues and charges to the Local Government Unit (LGU) at their convenience
with just a few clicks on their computers or mobile devices.
The signing of the Memorandum of Agreement was led by Buguey Mayor Licerio M.
Antiporda III and LANDBANK Aparri Branch Head Bernard A. Evangelista at the Buguey
Municipal Building. They were joined by Municipal Treasurer Malena Unciano, Municipal
Accountant Marizel Talla, and LANDBANK Aparri Executive Assistant Nico S. Callangan.
“We are grateful for the accessibility provided by LANDBANK, as the Link.BizPortal
accepts online payments like property taxes for the LGU. The people of Buguey are
really thankful to LANDBANK and its services,” said Mayor Antiporda.
The Municipal Government of Buguey joins the new 65 government merchants, 47 of
which are LGUs, that have been enrolled in the Link.BizPortal system within the first
two months of 2023.
As of February 2023, the LANDBANK Link.BizPortal already has a total 1,205 partner
merchants nationwide composed of 863 government and 342 private partners.
The digital platform has also facilitated over 1,500,000 transactions or 64% higher
year-on-year with value of almost P2.1 billion.
To further provide convenient digital banking services, the LANDBANK Aparri Branch
also installed the first Point–of-Sale (POS) system at the Buguey LGU-owned Crab
Hotel, to allow customers to transact using Debit and Credit cards.
Meanwhile, the LANDBANK ATM previously at Barangay Pattao was relocated to
Barangay Centro in front of the Buguey Municipal Building, to make it more accessible
to local residents and nearby municipalities.
