Senator Mark Villar on Thursday, June 8 said there are about 97 high-impact projects that the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) can finance once the bill is approved into law by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. ...
Senate Committee on Banks, Financial Institutions and Currencies chairman Senator Mark Villar projected that a possible 8.6 percent return on equity every year in the next 10 years can be generated by the MIF. Senator Mark Villar...
Senator Mark Villar Senator Mark Villar has filed Senate Bill (SB) No.2254 that seeks to enable the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to establish an automated and online system for voter registration. Villar explained that the right to suffrage or the right to vote, which is enshrined in our...
Is there really a surefire way to to secure US visa approval? The head of the visa processing section of the US Embassy in Manila said "no." Consul General Mark McGovern on Thursday debunked what he tagged as myths in terms of securing either non-immigrant and immigrant visas for Filipinos. In a...
The process to apply for a US visa in the Philippines has become more convenient and efficient as the consular section of the US Embassy in Manila is making process improvements and addressing backlogs that were caused by Covid-19 restrictions. The embassy on Thursday took the media on a tour of its...
The Senate has ratified the bicameral committee report on the bill that seeks to institutionalize the government’s "One Town, One Product" (OTOP) Program. Sen. Mark Villar, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Trade, Commerce, and Entrepreneurship, and sponsor of the measure, reported the...
Mark Barroca saved the day for Magnolia, draining a clutch fadeaway elbow jumper with 40 seconds left as the Hotshots pulled off a 99-95 escape over the Converge FiberXers in PBA on Tour on Wednesday, May 31, at the Ynares Arena in Pasig City. *Veteran Mark Barroca rescues Magnolia in endgame. (PBA...
Senator Mark A. Villar, author of Senate Bill 2020, also known as the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) bill, is confident that the measure would be approved on third reading this week. “We have carefully studied and analyzed the MIF bill. We made revisions and added more safeguards to ensure that...
The Senate minority bloc is pushing for an “iron-clad” provision in the Senate’s version of the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) Act to guarantee that pension funds in the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) and the Social Security System (SSS) would not be compromised in the...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez House Speaker Martin Romualdez has issued yet another stern warning against the unscrupulous individuals who had a hand the onion price surge late last year. This, after Romualdez met with key lawmakers and officials of the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) late Monday...
Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo ((Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo did a "stellar" job in helping unravel the alleged cartel that caused onion prices to rise to absurd levels late last year. Thus, said House Speaker Martin Romualdez as...
“Liquid metal gown.” That’s how stylist Perry Tabora describes the piece Pia Wurtzbach is wearing as she makes her red carpet debut at the 76th Cannes Film Festival. The former Miss Universe is at the film fest to attend the premiere of the film “Monster.” And her garment of choice for...
