Manila, Dec. 30 -- Paranaque 2nd District Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan is pushing for the passage of a measure seeking to abolish the travel tax on Filipinos and nationals of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) states leaving the country and travelling to other ASEAN states, to boost tourism and promote fair and affordable trips within Southeast Asia.

In a statement on Tuesday, Yamsuan said exempting certain sectors from paying this tax is unfair to other travelers and makes the Philippines less competitive in the booming USD59 billion ASEAN tourism market, especially when most of the members in this regional bloc have already removed similar levies.

"Bakit may mga exemptions pa, pwede namang lahat mabenepisyuhan (Why make exem...