Senators Imee Marcos and Francis Escudero said there is a need to first iron out the still-unclear provisions of the Maharlika Investment Fund bill before pushing for its immediate passage. | BPinlacINQ
“Ako – kung saka-sakaling minamadali, hindi ako papayag kasi malaking pera yan. Mababaon ang ating mga anak [sa utang]. At hindi dapat minamadali iyong ganyan,” she told reporters at the Senate.said she was “nervous” if the MIF bill be passed in its current form. She also sought to clarify how the MIF would be funded.
Escudero said the economic team behind the MIF bill has yet to receive an actual test of economic viability for the Maharlika Investment Corporation. “Haste…as the saying goes, makes waste. This should serve as a warning to those pushing for it because it might just be struck down and end up in the dumpsters if they proceed with it in a haphazard and nonchalant manner,” he said.
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