At least three million employees will not be paying income tax under the proposed tax reform of the Duterte administration endorsed by the National Union Party (NUP) and 17 party-list groups.

Rep. Karlo Nograles, chairman of the House Appropriations panel, said the NUP and its 17 allied party-list groups endorsed House Bill 477 that seeks to exempt those earning P250,000 or less in a year from paying income taxes.

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