TERMINAL REPORT

PROJECT TITLE : LEARNING TOUR ON BEST PRACTICES IN

QUARRY OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

LOCATION : PROVINCE OF PAMPANGA

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I. BACKGROUND
The “Learning Tour on Best Practices in Quarry Operations Management,”
which was participated by 20 employees of the Kalinga Provincial
Government, was conducted in the Province of Pampanga from October 25-
28, 2022 (inclusive of travel time) with the purpose of benchmarking the
successes of said province in the aspect of quarry operations management.
The benchmarking was achieved through, among others, a technical
conference with officials of the Pampanga Provincial Government to include
the Provincial Governor, Provincial Administrator, concerned department
heads, and other stakeholders such as the heads of transport groups and
quarry operators’ association. The topics were focused on operational
systems and best practices relative to the effective regulation, monitoring, and
taxation of quarry operations in the province of Pampanga. The delegation
also conducted field visitations to selected areas of quarry operation,
monitoring stations and checkpoints.

II. OBJECTIVES

The objectives of the learning tour are as follows:

1. To get information on operational systems and best practices relative to
the effective regulation, monitoring, and taxation of quarry operations in
the province of Pampanga;

2. To utilize the learning experience to help create strategies to enhance the

capability of the Kalinga Provincial Government in generating revenues
from quarry taxation and in implementing social and environmental
safeguards on quarrying activities.

III. PARTICIPANTS

Name of Personnel Position Department/Office

1. Teddy
IV. SHORT NARRATIVE OF PROCEEDINGS

A. Technical Conference/Consultation at the Pampanga Provincial

Government Legislative Building;

1. Preliminaries
- Prayer
- Filipinism
- Welcome

2. Conference Proper
- PPT Presentation
- Discussions re: presentation
- Q & A session
- Working lunch

3. Concluding activities
- Tokens
- Speeches

B. Field Visits
- plant visit
- monitoring posts
- field office

V. BEST PRACTICES LEARNED

1. Imposition of administrative tax:

 The administrative tax is imposed to cover the administrative overhead in
monitoring and accounting quarry extraction and transport. Administrative
tax is a fixed sum per truckload per category and not by volume of
materials applied for in the permit. Volumetric limit categories shall be
established to determine the rates per truckload. Unlike quarry tax,
proceeds shall solely accrue to the Provincial Government.

2. Payment of quarry taxes by truckload.

Quarry taxes shall be paid per trip in accordance to the actual measured
volume of the truck used. The volume of materials applied for in the permit
shall only serve as reference as to the limit of extraction.

3. Single-receipt system
Inclusion of administrative and quarry taxes in a fixed-amount single
receipt simplifies recording of taxes. Monitoring tickets and delivery
receipts are also attached to the receipt for systematic monitoring and
accounting of loadings.

4. Registration of hauling trucks with QR codes;

Only trucks duly registered and with authorized stickers bearing relevant
data and QR code shall be allowed to load and haul quarry materials. The
QR code shall provide ready data on the:

a. Identification of owner,
b. Over-all description of vehicle
c. Volumetric category of vehicle and corresponding taxes
d. Violations and outstanding obligations on fines and/or arrears
e. Others

5. Sticker production gadgets;

The agency can save on operational expenditures on stickers to be used

on registered hauling vehicles if it can produce the items on its own.

6. Strict implementation of the Anti-overloading Law and establishment of

permanent and portable weighbridges;

Observance of RA 8794 contributes to the preservation of national

highways and local roads being traversed by trucks loaded with heavy
quarry materials. With respect to the imposition of administrative tax,
 regulated loading can increase the number of trips in transporting quarry
materials resulting to higher collection of fixed-receipt taxes.

7. Modular monitoring shed stationed at strategic locations

- Provide ease, convenience and security to checkers

8. Organizational and functional set-up of checkers / operational system

A well organized quarry monitoring machinery such as Pampanga’s

KALAM is the key to effectively and efficiently derive income from taxation
of quarry operations.

9. Communication system

- Facilitates good coordination and active decisions.

10. Emphasis on transparency and political will;

“No amount of good laws can be effective without transparency and

political will.”
- Gov. Delta Pineda

11. Frontline involvement of Local Chief Executive.

A hands-on participation of the LCE can dramatically influence the degree

of compliance on the part of quarry operators. It will also motivate direct
actors in the implementation of an efficient and effective quarry operations
management.

VI. RECOMMENDATION/S

1. Crafting of the Comprehensive Provincial Quarry Operations Management

Ordinance to incorporate the above best practices;
2. Reorganization of KPTFQ