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...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez has explained why his presence was needed in the just-concluded World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker's office) Romualdez, who represents Leyte's 1st district in Philippine Congress, was part of President Ferdinand...
The Philippines was the "star" of the just-concluded World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland this year. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (center) answers questions from Manila-based reporters in Zurich, Switzerland on Jan. 20, 2023 ( House Speaker Martin Romualdez had this to say in a...
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...
ZURICH, Switzerland — President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. wrapped up on Friday his trip to Switzerland for the 2023 World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, saying they were able to accomplish what they traveled for — favorable positioning for the Philippines as the global economy reopens....
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...
ZURICH, Switzerland — President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said that the Philippines is in a very "precarious balancing act" with its ties with the United States and China. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Malacañang photo) The President was interviewed by the Wall Street Journal...
ZURICH, Switzerland — Despite a rather somber global economic outlook for 2023, countries in Southeast Asia are expected to experience relatively positive levels of economic growth, with President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. saying the Philippines can resist a recession if it could keep its...
Rather than see it as a negative, Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda says President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s successive trips abroad in his first seven months in office is actually a positive. Albay 2nd district Rep.Joey Salceda (left) and President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. In an...
House Senior Deputy Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has praised President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. before an international panel for having the "political vision" to fight deadly diseases other than Covid-19, particularly tuberculosis. Senior Deputy Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (left) and...
House Senior Deputy Speaker and former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said the Philippines can apply lessons learned from handling the nightmare that is the Covid-19 pandemic in the fight against another deadly disease--tuberculosis. Senior Deputy Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Arroyo had this...
ZURICH, Switzerland — Dubai-based Logistics company DP World has committed to expanding its operations in the Philippines and eyes setting up an industrial park in Clarkfield in Pampanga, Malacañang said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. meets DP World group chairman and CEO...
