Liberal Party (LP) President and Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman is disputing his fellow congressman's claim that the country’s government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs) has surplus earnings for the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF). Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman...
The Senate will start with the House of Representatives' version of the controversial Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) bill and will later propose perfecting amendments to it, Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said on Tuesday, January 24. "We will consult with all sectors and lay the premise on...
Whoever said that independent minority solon Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman and President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. would never agree on anything regarding the controversial Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF)? Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman (left) and President Ferdinand "Bongbong"...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, January 24 said she is pleased to know that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has reservations on the new “re-engineered” version of the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF). Marcos, in a recent interview, has expressed his doubts on the idea...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Monday allayed the concerns of the public regarding the possible establishment of the Maharlika Investment Fund as he said the money that will come from Filipinos will not sleep but will be used for investments. "Hindi 'yun basta't, oh sige, bigyan niyo...
Senator Mark A. Villar has filed the counterpart measure to House Bill No. 6608 or the bill that seeks the establishment of the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF). Villar, chairman of the Senate banks committee, identified the sources of funds for the controversial MIF under Senate Bill No. 1670 which...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday, January 22 said he is open to having discussions on the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) that the current administration has already formally launched before global investors during President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s participation in the...
There is no need to recall the approval of House Bill (HB) No.6608 or the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF). Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (left) and Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman) Thus, said House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda on...
The House of Representatives leadership finds itself somewhat on the defensive regarding the controversial Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) upon the resumption of sessions tomorrow, Monday, Jan. 23. The House plenary (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) It all started Friday when Albay 2nd district...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez is insisting that the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF)--controversial as it is--remains an urgent piece of legislation, saying it would help solve many of the country’s problems like high electricity rates and costly fuel. House Speaker Martin Romualdez...
ZURICH, Switzerland — President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said he was leaving it to Congress to decide on the final form of the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF). President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. Marcos said this after House Ways and Means Committee Chairperson Joey Salceda...
There's a brand new version of the controversial Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF), one that apparently has President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s nod. (Mari Gimenez/ Unsplash) Economist-solon Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda, one of the people who crafted this new MIF, discussed in an ANC...
