And now for something completely different -- dancing tax collectors in the Philippines. And no, this isn't just a few over-energetic individuals -- it's a city wide policy.<br /><br />The dance craze in the Philippines has hit tax agencies in Cebu City, where collectors break out a few moves in a campaign to raise revenues.<br /><br />The treasurer's office in Cebu City say they wanted to see happy rather than sad faces on taxpayers.<br /><br />In a dance-crazy city like Cebu, where video of Filipino prisoners imitating Michael Jackson shot to Internet stardom fame, Cebu's tax collectors wanted in on the action.<br /><br />The city treasurer says they doubled their daily collection in business and real estate taxes just days after they launched their routine a week ago.<br /><br />[Emily Alegrado, Cebu Resident]:<br />"At least the tax payers will be encouraged to pay their taxes, thanks to these dancing employees."<br /><br />The tax collectors also seem to enjoy it.<br /><br />[Jofrey Guanzon, Tax Collector]:<br />"We're very much happy. We're enjoy -- all of us. We're very unexpected. It's only one day practice just to, to give the best of our, sort of gratitude to tax payers through dancing."<br /><br />On a national scale, the government has launched a high-profile campaign against suspected tax evaders to increase government funds.
