Philippines Senate Considers Bill to Abolish Travel Tax

The Philippine Senate Feb. 5 accepted for consideration Senate Bill No. 1793, to enact the Travel Tax Abolition Act of 2026, to eliminate the travel tax. The bill includes measures to: 1) repeal Presidential Decree No. 1183/1977, as amended, which establishes the legal framework for imposing the tax on all individuals departing the country, regardless of where the airplane ticket was issued, at rates up to 2,700 Philippine pesos ($47) for a first-class ticket and 1,620 pesos (US$28) for an economy ticket; 2) require collecting authorities to refund any travel tax collected for flights scheduled on or after the Act’s ...