Duterte OKs P200 monthly subsidy for poor amid fuel price hikes
President Duterte approved a P200 monthly subsidy for poor households for an entire year in response to rising fuel prices.
The Department of Finance proposed retaining excise taxes on fuel and providing targeted subsidies to the bottom 50% of Filipino households, amounting to P33.1 billion.
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said this proposal is sustainable and can be afforded by the government at this time.
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