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Four Bicol towns beefed up their coffers in 2008 with local earnings from toll fees for a total of P5,733,295. The busy port of Pilar (SOR) earned P4,856,943.00; Mercedes (CAN) P430,860.00; Aroroy (MAS) P382,808.00; and, Balatan (CAS) P62,685.

In 2008, 106 Bicol towns collected business tax in the total amount of P45,516,080. Rapu-Rapu of Albay province topped the ranking with an earning of P14,585,151; Daet (CAN) P11,550,642; Pili (CAS) P8,357,679; Virac (CAT) P6,493,543; Aroroy (MAS) P4,009,968; Guinobatan (ALB) P3,382,494; Camalig (ALB) P3,048,655; Nabua (CAS)P2,867,000; Goa (CAS) P2,822,819; Tiwi (ALB) P2,722,446; Sipocot (CAS) P2,323,000; Milaor (CAS) P2,281,891; Labo (CAN) P2,279,806; Polangui (ALB) P2,143,674; Bulan (SOR) P2,112,076.

Below is the complete list of  towns that earned  between one million pesos but not higher than two million pesos:

• LGU	Province	Amount
  Santo Domingo	ALB	1,966,247
  Calabanga	CAS	1,762,000
  Pasacao	CAS	1,563,695
  Paracale	CAN	1,506,613
  Gubat	SOR	1,496,721
  Tigaon	CAS	1,445,000
  Santa Elena	CAN	1,343,962
  Libmanan	CAS	1,229,007
  Jose Panganiban	CAN	1,224,480
  Malinao	ALB	1,169,480
  Milagros	MAS	1,131,724
  Baao	CAS	1,054,000
  San Andres	CAT	1,050,491

This next listing include municipal local government units which earned between P979,218 (Cataingan-MAS) and P203,699 (Sta. Magdalena-SOR):

• LGU	Province	Amount
  Cataingan	MAS	979,218
  Mercedes	CAN	953,149
  Buhi	CAS	939,000
  Irosin	SOR	891,107
  Tinambac	CAS	787,000
  Pio Duran	ALB	753,470
  Bacacay	ALB	728,844
  Mobo	MAS	712,271
  Oas	ALB	711,452
  Canaman	CAS	709,735
  Ragay	CAS	694,122
  Magarao	CAS	676,796
  Talisay	CAN	630,118
  Dimasalang	MAS	622,957
  Uson	MAS	619,956
  Placer	MAS	610,676
  Bula	CAS	586,908
  Capalonga	CAN	577,623
  Cawayan	MAS	521,277
  Pilar	SOR	490,700
  Camaligan	CAS	484,183
  Libon	ALB	480,569
  Viga	CAT	462,478
  Del Gallego	CAS	459,332
  Daraga	ALB	445,327
  Bato	CAT	432,160
  Bulusan	SOR	402,416
  Bato	CAS	394,734
  Ocampo	CAS	386,027
  Caramoan	CAS	381,000
  San Jose	CAS	376,000
  Donsol	SOR	372,390
  Basud	CAN	345,816
  Vinzons	CAN	340,647
  Castilla	SOR	337,594
  Pamplona	CAS	334,629
  Palanas	MAS	324,836
  Lagonoy	CAS	315,000
  Baleno	MAS	306,806
  San Fernando	CAS	303,224
  Minalabac	CAS	295,066
  Balatan	CAS	290,805
  San Fernando	MAS	290,735
  Magallanes	SOR	271,942
  Baras	CAT	268,596
  Caramoran	CAT	263,258
  Matnog	SOR	248,741
  Malilipot	ALB	248,694
  San Miguel	CAT	246,214
  Cabusao	CAS	220,876
  Pio V. Corpuz	MAS	212,708
  Sta. Magdalena	SOR	203,699

The last batch of towns which earned from P199,322.00 (Juban-SOR) and below:

• LGU	Province	Amount
  Juban	SOR	199,322
  Lupi	CAS	187,232
  Jovellar	ALB	180,447
  Claveria	MAS	180,129
  San Vicente	CAN	179,089
  Panganiban	CAT	177,308
  Bagamanoc	CAT	157,771
  Batuan	MAS	137,360
  Balud	MAS	135,966
  Mandaon	MAS	117,564
  Pandan	CAT	115,523
  San Lorenzo Ruiz (Imelda)	CAN	112,645
  San Jacinto	MAS	104,605
  Barcelona	SOR	98,148
  Manito	ALB	87,364
  Presentacion	CAS	72,124
  Prieto Diaz	SOR	69,302
  Garchitorena	CAS	64,968
  Bombon	CAS	59,342
  Gigmoto	CAT	50,531
  Sagnay	CAS	39,882
  Esperanza	MAS	38,381
  Monreal	MAS	31,590
  San Pascual	MAS	17,520
  Casiguran	SOR	13,424
  Gainza	CAS	2,244
  Siruma	CAS	0

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