MANILA, Philippines — “To further strengthen” the dissolution of the graft-ridden Road Board, Senate Majority Leader Miguel Zubiri on Saturday called for the re-convening of the bicameral committee. This developed as House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr. said their chamber would heed President Rodrigo Duterte’s call on the abolition of the Road Board, which manages the road user’s tax or the motor vehicle user’s charge (MVUC). Zubiri also said the untapped income of the Road Board could be infused in the General Appropriations Act (GAA) or national budget and fund free tuition, anti-poverty measures, and infrastructure government projects. Back to the GAA so that it could be used to fund Free Tertiary Education, Anti-poverty measures as well as the Build build Build projects of the Government. READ: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1065353/house-to-heed-dutertes-call-for-road-board-abolition-andaya#ixzz5aPX5xtqbThe Road Board oversees road user’s tax, which is collected annually for maintenance and improvement of roads, drainage, and road safety devices.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 22, 2018 12:22 UTC