Manila, Feb. 4 -- House Majority Leader Ferdinand Alexander "Sandro" Marcos of Ilocos Norte is pushing for the immediate abolition of the travel tax, saying the levy has outlived its purpose and now works against the country's goals of economic recovery, mobility, and regional competitiveness.

House Bill (HB) No. 7443 seeks to scrap the travel tax and directly responds to the everyday burden faced by Filipino travelers.

"The travel tax was created in a very different economic context. Today, it has become an added cost that restricts mobility and weighs heavily on ordinary Filipinos who simply want to travel for work, family, or opportunity," Marcos said in a news release on Wednesday.

Under the bill, the travel tax imposed under Presi...