ON BILL EXEMPTING MINIMUM-WAGE EARNERS FROM INCOME TAX

"We look forward to the eventual passage of the bill granting tax exemption to our minimum-wage earners."

"This will provide our workers the much needed relief from the spiraling prices of rice and other basic necessities."

"There should be no more hurdle to its passage as every peso added to the pockets of our minimum-wage earners means so much in alleviating their plight," Senate President Manny Villar, who likewise filed the bill seeking to exempt minimum-wage earners from income tax.