House Speaker Martin Romualdez, one of the prime movers of the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) Bill, has described one senator as "very, very enthusiastic" about the proposed Philippine sovereign wealth fund. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left) and Senator Mark Villar Romualdez, speaking to...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez says the legislators of the 19th Congress filed the proposed Philippine sovereign wealth fund because they have the "political will" for it. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker's office) Romualdez, who is currently on an official trip to Brussels, Belgium together...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez is leaving it up to President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on whether or not the latter will certify the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) as an urgent piece of legislation. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left) and President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr....
A member of the House minority bloc has admitted to being swayed by the changes he has seen on the controversial Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) bill, which majority solons have been aggressively pushing for. Northern Samar 1st district Rep. Paul Daza (Facebook) Senior Deputy Minority Leader and...
There is chorus of support from the House of Representatives for the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF), and the voices are coming from different ends of the political spectrum. Clockwise: PBA Party-list Rep. Migs Nograles, Pampanga 3rd district Rep. Aurelio Gonzales, Quezon 1st district Rep. Mark...
The proposed Philippine sovereign wealth fund has been a constantly evolving piece of legislation. (Mari Gimenez/ Unsplash) On Monday morning, Dec. 12, Manila 5th district Rep. Irwin Tieng shared the latest set of amendments to the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF), which his panel, the...
Don't look now, but the proposed Philippine sovereign wealth fund being pursued by the House of Representatives has once again undergone a name change. Manila 5th district Rep. Irwin Tieng (Contributed photo) According to Manila 5th district Rep. Irwin Tieng, the erstwhile Maharlika Wealth Fund...
Surigao del Sur 2nd district Rep. Johnny Pimentel has identified a potential fund source for the Maharlika Wealth Fund (MWF) that's literally under the sea. (Tom Barrett/ Unsplash According to Pimentel, all future national government royalties from forthcoming offshore natural gas projects in the...
Senior Deputy Majority Leader and Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos has explained in layman's terms what the proposed "Maharlika fund" is all about. Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos (Facebook) Essentially a national sovereign wealth fund, the proposal is embodied in House...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda has practically guaranteed the approval of the tax provisions of House Bill (HB) No.6398 or the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF), also known as the Maharlika Wealth Fund (MWF). Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda Salceda chairs the House Committee on...
