The House Good Government and Public Accountability panel is keen on abolishing the Road Board, claiming there was rampant misuse of its funding. Alvarez’s bill also cited Commission on Audit records showing that P90.72 billion of the Road Board Fund was illegally utilized. “The Road Board is just another layer of bureaucracy which has become an avenue for graft and corruption,” Alvarez said in his proposal. The Road Board was formed under Republic Act 8794. The board is tasked to ensure prudent and efficient management and use of the special funds known as the Road Users’ Tax (or Road Fund)—earmarked exclusively for road maintenance and improvement of road drainage, installation of efficient traffic lights and road safety devices, and reducing air pollution.

Source: Manila Times May 13, 2018 13:18 UTC