ADVERTISEMENTREAD: 17 senators ask Duterte to support suspension of excise tax on fuel“The time to suspend the excise tax increase is now or sooner, not in January 2019,” she said in a statement. Under the law, the government can only suspend the tax on fuel if international prices of the Dubai crude reach an average of $80 per barrel for three consecutive months. “Kung lalong nakapagpapahirap sa tao, i-suspend agad (If it will make life harder for people, suspend it),” she said. ADVERTISEMENTPoe expressed gratitude that their plea to suspend the excise tax is reportedly now being considered by President Rodrigo Duterte himself. “Salamat kung pinakinggan at nadama ito ng Pangulo (We are grateful that the President is considering this),” she further said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 14, 2018 12:11 UTC