VP bets: P200 aid insufficient, call to suspend fuel tax
Vice Presidential candidates during Sunday's debate agreed that P200 monthly aid from the government is insufficient amid high fuel prices and called for the suspension of fuel excise taxes.
Sen. Francis Pangilinan emphasized the need to quickly distribute additional subsidies for farmers, fisherfolk, and the transport sector.
Former Akbayan representative Walden Bello criticized the aid as inadequate, saying it could be used up in just a day.
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