In my five years of experience in the real estate industry, I've observed a growing trend among investors who prefer acquiring properties without paying in cash. Developers are increasingly offering pre-selling projects, allowing buyers to lock in prices and make manageable monthly payments....
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Thursday, Jan. 25, announced the establishment of a Calamity Fund for public school teachers to provide them with immediate financial assistance during disaster situations. (Photo courtesy of DepEd / File Photo / MANILA BULLETIN) Duterte made...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) The House Speaker Martin Romualdez-led Philippine delegation to this year's World Economic Forum (WEF) have successfully drummed up interest for the country and its nascent Maharlika Investment Fund...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) With its unique demographic advantage, ongoing economic reforms, and synergy with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the Philippines makes for an ideal destination for foreign investment,...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Friday, January 19 vowed to exhaust all legal options available to him to after the Sandiganbayan acquitted him of plunder but found him guilty of direct and indirect bribery in the so-called pork barrel fund scam. Estrada said he is surprised at the...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (2nd from right) tells potential foreign investors at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland that now is the time to invest in the Philippines' Maharlika Investment Fund. (Speaker’s office) House Speaker...
OFW organizations are backing Pag-IBIG Fund’s plan to increase members' monthly savings rate this year, agency officials announced last January 16, 2024. After gaining support from labor and employer groups, Pag-IBIG Fund's plan also received nods from the Kapisanan ng mga Kamag-anak at...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez rubbed elbows with elite sovereign wealth fund managers and top government leaders as he spearheaded the Philippine delegation's participation at the 2024 annual meeting of the...
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...
Pag-IBIG Fund secured the support of the Federation of Free Workers (FFW), one of the country’s top labor organizations, in its plan to increase the nearly four-decade old mandatory monthly savings rate for both members and their employers starting January 2024, officials stated Monday (08...
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...
