Manila, Oct. 23 -- he city government is optimistic about hitting the city's tax collection target this year even amid the challenges posed by the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic, an official said Friday. Lawyer Lawrence Bantiding, head of the City Treasurer's Office (CTO), said as of September this year, the city government has collected PHP8.2 billion from local taxes, service income, business income, economic enterprise, other income, and share from the internal revenue allotment (IRA). "To meet the City's target collection by the end of the year, the City Treasurer's Office and other revenue-generating offices, such as the Business Bureau, are conducting intensified monitoring to ensure compliance to the necessary permits a...