Duterte: Travel tax exemption stays

President Duterte has ordered the renewal of the travel tax exemption for travelers departing from international airports and seaports in Mindanao and Palawan to any destination in the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines-East Asean Growth Area.

The President signed Memorandum Order No. 23 on May 8, a copy of which was released by Malacañang on Thursday.

The East Asean Growth Area is a subregional economic cooperation initiative in Southeast Asia, with Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and Timor Leste as its members. —JULIE M. AURELIO

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