
Fuel excise tax freeze divides VP candidates

BIG NIGHT Seven vice presidential candidates — (from left) Walden Bello, Rizalito David, Manuel Lopez, Willie Ong, Sen. Francis ‘Kiko’ Pangilinan, Carlos Serapio and Senate President Vicente ‘Tito’ Sotto 3rd — pose before the debate sponsored by the Commission on Elections on Sunday, March 20, 2022. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Three vice presidential candidates differed widely in their stand over the proposal to suspend the petroleum excise tax as a way to cushion the steep increase in fuel prices during the Pilipinas Debates 2022 on Sunday.
Seven of the nine vice presidential