During the signing ceremony, Transportation Secretary Art Tugade described how President Duterte received the positive news. By the end of April, over-the-counter purchases of tickets for and by OFWs shall be exempt from terminal fee payments. Of course, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III would have preferred an immediate cessation in the charging of the terminal fee. Lately, the Duterte presidency is under siege, with an impeachment complaint filed in the House of Representatives. As songwriter Jose Mari Chan once said, can we just stop and talk awhile?

Source: Manila Times March 19, 2017 17:15 UTC