BUGUEY, Cagayan (PIA) - - The Local Government Unit 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. (ALM/PIA Region 2/LandBank Press Release)