MALUNGON, Sarangani – Residents and business entrepreneurs from this municipality can now pay for dues to the local government faster online through the digital payment facility of the Land Bank of the Philippines (Landbank).
MALUNGON Mayor Maria Theresa Constantino (second from right), Vice Mayor Mariano S. Escalada Jr. (right), Municipal Treasurer Eva Emejas (left), and Landbank Assistant Vice President Jojo Alcover (third from right) lead the launching of the partnership for the use of the Landbank Link.BizPortal alongside other local government officials and officers.
The municipal government of Malungon has partnered with the State-owned bank for the integration of the Landbank Link.Biz portal to its own website, which offers a wide range of local public services.
Through the Link.Biz portal, clients can now pay for local fees, such as business permits and realty taxes, at their own convenience and even at the comfort of their homes.
“Landbank’s digital banking solutions advances the national government’s digital and financial inclusion agenda in line with its expanded mandate of serving the nation,” said Landbank President and CEO Lynette V. Ortiz.
Malungon Mayor Maria Theresa Constantino thanked the Landbank for supporting their move to accelerate the municipality’s digitalization journey.
“This is the first in Sarangani to fully implement online payments. So, tell your relatives, your neighbors, that we have a new added service to make it more convenient for the people of Malungon to pay their taxes. We thank Landbank in bringing the service closer to every home in Malungon,” said Constantino.
The Landbank Link.Biz portal is a digital facility that allows clients to pay for products and services via the internet from both government and private institutions.
In the first six months of the year, the Landbank Link.Biz portal has facilitated four million transactions value at P6 billion.
Of its total 1,326 partner merchants, the portal has 978 government partners of which 180 were newly onboard this year.
Landbank is celebrating its 60th anniversary, representing six decades of uplifting lives, empowering communities, and serving the nation, all in pursuit of an inclusive and sustainable economy.