Abolish travel tax? PH tourism chief advocates for benefits WATCH: Speaking to media on the sidelines of the ASEAN Tourism Forum opening on Wednesday, January 28, Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco makes a case for the utility of travel tax — a fee almost all Filipinos and some foreigners are subject to — when traveling abroad from the Philippines. "With these tangible benefits... we sincerely hope that these can find merit as far as our legislators are concerned," said Frasco. | via Bea Cupin/R