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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