Muling napatunayan ng mga kumpanya sa ilalim ng SM Group na sila ay huwaran sa maagap na pagbabayad ng tamang buwis nang igawad sa kanila ang anim na puwesto sa labinlimang pangunahing tax payers sa taong 2017 sa ginanap na Baliwag Institutional Partners Night: Pagkilala at Pasasalamat sa mga Katuwang sa Serbisyong may Malasakit noong Mayo 22 sa Star Arena, Baliwag, Bulacan.
Inabot ni Mayor Ferdie Estrella kay Branch Manager Jerry R. Dy ng Mercantile Stores Group, Inc. (The SM Store Baliwag) ang plake ng pagkilala bilang Number 1 Business Taxpayer. Si Mr. Dy ang nagbigay ng tugon at mensahe bilang kinatawan ng mga kumpanyang nabigyan ng pagpapahalaga. “Consistent and accurate payment of our taxes is SM’s social responsibility to the government in pursuit of goals to develop business opportunities for the Baliwag Community. We promise to be an enthusiastic partner in the local government’s various undertakings,’ ani Mr. Dy sa isang bahagi ng kanyang pananalita.
Nakuha naman ng iba pang SM Companies ang mga sumusunod: Super Shopping Market, Inc. (SM Hypermarket) ikalawang puwesto, SM Primeholdings, Inc. (SM Supermalls) ikatlong puwesto, Star Appliance Center, Inc. (SM Appliance) ikalimang puwesto, Ace Hardware Philippines, Inc. ikasampung puwesto, at Sanford Marketing Corporation (SM Savemore) ikalabing-apat na puwesto.
Narito rin ang iba pang Top Taxpayers na kinilala sa gabi ng parangal: Wilcon Depot, Inc., (4th), CARGILL Philippines, Inc. (6th), Ultra Mega Multi Sales (7th), Puregold Price Club Inc. (8th), Super 8 Grocery Warehouse (9th), Communities Bulacan, Inc. (11th), Philam Life Baliuag (12th), Joey’s Food Corporation (13th) at Baliuag Foods Corporation (15th).
Maliban sa highest tax payers, ginawaran din ng pagkilala ang animnapu’t limang institusyon at organisasyon na naging katuwang ng iba’t ibang sangay ng Pamahalaang Bayan sa pagbibigay ng serbisyong may malasakit. Ang kumpletong listahan ay ang sumusunod:
| DEPARTMENT/OFFICE | ORGANIZATION/INSTITUTION |
| MSWDO – ECCD (3) | Castro Maternity Hospital and Medical Center Inc. |
| Baliwag Water District | |
| Montessori De Sagrada Familia, Inc. | |
| MDRRMO (9) | Baliwag Road and Events Action Coordinating Team (BREACT) |
| Wing Amateur Radio Enthusiasts Phils. Inc. (WARE PHILS.) | |
| Wing Command Communication Club Inc. (DX3WCC-Wing Command) | |
| Saint Augustine Volunteer Emergency Response (SAVER) | |
| Onatech, Inc. | |
| Baliwag Assistance and Rescue Group, Inc. (BARG) | |
| Bulacan Integrated Rescue Association (BIRA) | |
| Baliwag Transit Inc. (BTI) | |
| Simbulan Industries Phils., Inc. | |
| CM Pancho Construction, Inc. | |
| POPCOM (2) | Sagip Buhay Bulacan Cluster |
| Breastfeeding Bulakenyas | |
| PESO (11) | Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) |
| Bagong Henerasyon Party List | |
| Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) | |
| Joey’s Food Corporation (Jollibee Bayan) | |
| Baliwag Greenwich Corporation (Greenwich Bayan) | |
| Café Deapati | |
| Fresh N’ Famous Foods, Inc. (Greenwich SM City Baliwag) | |
| Jollibee Foods Corporation (SM City Baliwag) | |
| La Familia Sizzlers and Restaurant, Functions and Catering Services | |
| Baliuag Foods Corporation (Jollibee Junction) | |
| Provincial Youth, Sports and Public Employment Service Office (PYSPESO) | |
| Municipal Agriculture Office (4) | SL-8 Seed Company |
| Provincial Agriculture Office (PAO) | |
| Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) | |
| Philippine Crop Insurance | |
| BIPU (2) | Department of Trade and Industry -Bulacan (DTI) |
| Chamber of Commerce and Industries of Baliwag, Inc. | |
| Local Civil Registry (1) | St. Augustine Parish Church (Baliwag) |
| MICTO (2) | PayMaya |
| Globe Telecom | |
| MENRO (2) | SUN Cellular |
| FOREVER | |
| Baliwag Bahay Pagbabago Reformation Center (1) | Seventh Day Adventist |
| Municipal Health Office (4) | Baliuag District Hospital |
| Provincial Health Office (PHO) | |
| Bulacan Medical Center | |
| Department of Health – Regional Office III (DOH) | |
| Community Affairs Office (4) | Rugay General Hospital |
| Sagrada Familia Hospital | |
| De Jesus General Hospital | |
| Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (Malolos) | |
| MEEM (1) | Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) |
| Tourism (14) | LX Sound System |
| Technix Sound System | |
| Dragon Fireworks | |
| Ortega’s Best | |
| Geamm’s Food Product | |
| MOTORTRADE | |
| Mariel Foods Corporation (McDonald’s Bayan) | |
| Sto. Nino High School | |
| Baliwag Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (BGBT) Community | |
| Pangkat Saliksik ng Kasaysayan sa Baliwag (PASAKABA) | |
| Guhit Pinas | |
| Samahang Pangkasaysayan Ng Bulacan | |
| Baliuag Historical Association, Inc | |
| MSWDO (5) | Department of Social Welfare and Development – Region III (DSWD) |
| Public Attorney’s Office – Baliwag (PAO) | |
| Bethlehem House of Bread | |
| Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO) | |
| Tanglaw Pag-asa Youth | |
Isa ring mahalagang parte ng programa ang paglulunsad ng High FiVE Badge na binigyang diin ni Municipal Administrator Enrique Tagle na ang pangunahing layunin ay mabigyan ng pagkilala ang mga establisiyementong sumusunod sa pamantayan at maaaring maging huwaran dahil sa kanilang mga best practices. (In another news story)