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March 17, 2022
PHILIPPINE President Rodrigo R. Duterte rejected calls to suspend the excise tax on fuel products amid soaring pump prices, and instead approved the Finance chief’s recommendation to extend the P200 in monthly aid to poor families for a year.
Acting Presidential Spokesperson Jose Ruperto Martin M. Andanar made the announcement at a regular news conference on Wednesday, just hours after Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III made the proposals.
