Section 7
SEC. 7. The grantee, his successors or assigns, shall be liable to pay the same taxes on his real estate, buildings, and personal property, exclusive of this franchise, as other persons or corporations are now or hereafter may be required by law to pay. In addition, the grantee, his successors or assigns, shall pay to the Treasurer of the Philippines each year, within ten days after the audit and approval of the accounts as prescribed in Section six of this Act, one per centum, of all gross receipts of the telephone business transacted under this franchise by the grantee, his successors or assigns.