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It took only 18 days for the House of Representatives to pass the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) Bill, but Quezon 2nd district Rep. David "Jay-Jay" Suarez chose to describe the rather quick process as "congressional surgery". Quezon 2nd district Rep. David Suarez (Facebook) “The...

The proposed P275-billion Maharlika Wealth Fund (MWF) has enough safeguards in it to prevent its embezzlement a la the 2016 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal or 1MDB scandal in Malaysia. Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda made this assurance Friday, Dec. 2,...

While presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo agrees that more foreign investments are needed to improve public services in the country, she wants to make sure that there are safeguards for Filipino investors in the recently-passed bill that will allow foreign ownership of public...

Human rights lawyer and senatorial aspirant Chel Diokno on Monday, October 18, pressed the need for the government to prepare all the safeguards in a bid to combat hunger for Filipinos affected by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno (MANILA BULLETIN FILE...

As the country's vaccination drive continues, Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion has proposed certain safeguards to prevent fraud in vaccine cards in the country. An airport employee takes a selfie while receiving a coronavirus shot at a vaccination site established in the...