President Marcos’ newly appointed finance secretary, Ralph G. Recto, said he would ensure that the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) will “operate in fidelity with the law and fulfill its intended objectives.” The MIF, which is the country’s first wealth fund, is managed by the Maharlika...
First Metro Investment Corporation (FMIC), the investment banking arm of Metrobank, expects the Philippine economy to grow faster this year and continue to be among the best performing economies in Asia. “In the face of domestic and global challenges, the Philippine economy achieved a commendable...
The country’s economy is expected to reach six percent this year with the help of robust private consumption and government infrastructure spending, the Metrobank Group’s investment arm First Metro Investment Corp. said. In a breifing, First Metro President Jose Patricio Dumlao said that the...
Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan (Rep. Yamsuan's office) Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan has reiterated his proposal to utilize the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) in kickstarting the modernization of the Bicol Express...
Senator Imee Marcos on Tuesday, January 9 said she remains unconvinced over proposals that investing part of the Maharlika Fund in the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) would be the best way to solve the country’s power transmission problems. Marcos pointed out...
Maharlika Investment Corp. (MIC) President and Chief Executive Officer Rafael Consing Jr. believes that a probable investment by the sovereign fund into the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) will be profitable, as well as bring stability to the grid and power communities across...
The Maharlika Investment Corporation (MIC) has plans to invest in the country’s energy sector, particularly in the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), to lower energy costs and transform it into a more reliable and resilient grid to power communities. National Grid Corporation of...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker's office) The Maharlika Investment Corporation (MIC) should consider investing in the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) amid the "challenges" being faced by the power grid operator. Thus, said...
Malacañang disclosed that the Maharlika Investment Corp. (MIC)—Maharlika Investment Fund's (MIF) governing body— held its first board meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 3. (Photo courtesy of PCO) The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said on Thursday that the MIC Board met to discuss fund...
The Maharlika Investment Corp. (MIC) is gaining momentum, as its board has given the green light to the fund's capitalization scheme, the appointment of key management committee heads, and the selection of an interim fund manager. The Department of Finance (DOF) announced that the MIC Board,...
The Department of Finance (DOF) revealed that the Maharlika Investment Corp. (MIC) held its first board meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 3. The meeting, documented in a DOF Facebook update, featured MIC President and CEO Rafael D. Consing, Jr., and Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno, who acted as...
President Marcos' foreign trips have elicited a whopping P4.019 trillion or $72.178 billion in investment pledges for the country, Malacañang said Tuesday, Dec. 26. Citing data consolidated by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said the...
