House Bill No. 8464, which proposes to do away with the travel tax, has been approved on third and final reading in the lower chamber, with 257 lawmakers voting in favor, one opposed and one ...

MANILA, Philippines — A substitute bill consolidating proposals to abolish the travel tax has been approved by the House of ...

The travel industry is still reeling from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic as millions of people have lost their travel-related jobs. Now, Congress is debating a bill that would provide thousands ...

For decades, leaving the Philippines has been treated not just as a journey, but as a financial penalty. For the Filipino ...

THE HOUSE of Representatives on Wednesday evening approved on second reading a proposal to scrap the travel tax, advancing the measure seeking to cut the levy seen as burdensome for Filipinos.

MANILA, Philippines — A bill seeking to abolish travel tax, which one of the proponents said is already outdated, hurdled the ...