MANILA, Philippines — The bill abolishing the graft-ridden Road Board is now on President Duterte’s desk for his signature. Duterte in 2017 asked Congress to legislate the abolition of the Road Board, which manages funds from the Motor Vehicle User’s Charge. The MVUC collections are supposed to be used exclusively for road maintenance and improvement of road drainage, installation of traffic lights and road safety devices, as well as air pollution control. Duterte said billions of pesos in revenue from the road user’s tax found their way to corrupt officials’ pockets. Senate President Vicente Sotto III also said the agency is collecting about P12 billion a year in road users’ taxes.

Source: Philippine Star February 17, 2019 16:00 UTC