Ilocos Sur town rolls out 40 vehicles using tobacco tax funds

SAN ILDEFONSO, Ilocos Sur — The municipal government has procured 40 brand-new Toyota Tamaraw FX units using its share from the tobacco excise tax under Republic Act No. 7171 to improve public services and transportation in the town’s 36 barangays. Mayor Joseph Simon Valdez announced Friday, Sept. 11, that 36 of the vehicles would be