Lagman comments on controversial 'Maharlika' fund; responds to Cong Marcos

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Lagman comments on controversial 'Maharlika' fund; responds to Cong Marcos
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Independent minority solon, Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman says that the proposed P275-billion Maharlika Wealth Fund (MWF) shouldn’t be “fast-tracked” by legislators.

Independent minority solon, Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman says that the proposed P275-billion Maharlika Wealth Fund shouldn’t be “fast-tracked” by legislators.This, as Liberal Party stalwart noted Tuesday, Dec. 6 the “overwhelming issues” hounding the proposed Philippine sovereign wealth fund.

“Fast-tracking for ‘records’ breaking objectives will be counterproductive as errors and pitfalls are bound to infest a statute which is enacted with ordinate alacrity,” the Bicolano said. “It wasn’t railroaded, it goes through a process…First reading, committee, committee report, second reading, third reading. That’s the process. So kapag dumaan sa proseso , how is it railroaded?” Marcos answered.

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