President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday night took the side of the Senate in pushing for the abolition of the Road Board, saying revenue from the road user’s tax had become a milking cow of corrupt officials. ADVERTISEMENTAttacks on DioknoThe Road Board has been at the center of a controversy in Congress after ousted Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez said that lawmakers had been conspiring with board officials to get kickbacks from handpicked contractors. 3, the stand of the DOF (Department of Finance) on the road user’s tax is clear: restructure and increase the (MVUC). The letter does not mention the Road Board abolition,” Andaya said in a statement. He added that his feelings about the dismantling of the Road Board were at “its strongest” since it served no purpose other than corruption.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 21, 2018 21:33 UTC