The Maharlika Investment Corporation (MIC) is set to enter an international governing body that will ensure effective operation and strengthen transparency of the state's wealth fund. This following the approval of MIC's proposal to apply for Associate Membership in the International Forum of...
Ready to join Maharlika Investment Corp. (MIC)? The Bureau of the Treasury is on the hunt for top-notch managers to lead the country’s sovereign wealth fund. According to the advisory on the Treasury website, nominations and applications for the MIC's Board of Directors are now officially open....
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. cannot veto portions of the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) Act that he doesn’t approve of, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said on Thursday, June 1. Gatchalian said the right course would be for the President to remand the bill back to...
The Senate has approved its final version of the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) Act on third and final reading early Wednesday, May 31. Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” F. Zubiri poses for photo with his colleagues during the marathon session early morning Wednesday, May 31,...
Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Friday, May 26 expressed concern that the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) bill will have the potential to deplete the funds of the two government banks, despite the positive projections aired by state economic managers. Sen. Francis “Chiz”...
Senators on Wednesday, February 1 took turns grilling members of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s economic team who are pushing hard for the passage of the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) bill as they sought for answers about the purpose and vision of the measure which was...
Another proposed "sovereign" fund has been filed in the House of Representatives, this time for the benefit of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Parañaque City 1st district Rep. Edwin Olivarez (Facebook) Parañaque City 1st district Rep. Edwin Olivarez filed last Jan. 19, 2023 House Bill (HB)...
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 approval of the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) must be recalled by the House of Representatives, independent minority solon Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman said on Saturday, Jan. 21. Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman (Facebook) This, after he got wind of a new MIF that was...
The proposed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) that wowed potential investors at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland was essentially a rewritten document that's entirely different from the bill passed by the Philippine House of Representatives. Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is set to talk about the country’s proposed sovereign wealth fund before fellow world leaders at the 2023 World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, next week, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. DFA Undersecretary Carlos Sorreta said...
A House of Representatives member who has been able to work closely with senators in the current 19th Congress believes that the latter would ultimately approve the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) Bill. Surigao del Sur 2nd district Rep. Johnny Pimentel (Facebook) Not only that, but the Senate will...
