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ROAD BOARD ABOLITION SHOWS HOW SERIOUS PRESIDENT DUTERTE IS IN FIGHT VS CORRUPTION – PIMENTEL

Senator Koko Pimentel III on Wednesday expressed satisfaction that President Rodrigo Duterte “did the proper thing and further heightened the fight against corruption” by signing Republic Act 11239, the measure abolishing the Road Board, a graft-ridden agency tasked with supervising the road user’s tax, officially known as the motor vehicle user’s charge (MVUC). Abolishing the […]

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WHAT HAPPENED TO ROAD BOARD ABOLITION? – PIMENTEL

Senator Koko Pimentel III on Thursday renewed calls for the “urgent and immediate follow through on the abolition of the Road Board” after noting that the Senate had already passed a measure putting an end to the government agency’s existence early this year. The lawmaker likewise tagged as “legally questionable” the House of Representatives’ “rescission” […]