Minority solon Daza goes from Maharlika fund critic to supporter

A member of the House minority bloc has admitted to being swayed by the changes he has seen on the controversial Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) bill, which majority solons have been aggressively pushing for.

A member of the House minority bloc has admitted to being swayed by the changes he has seen on the controversial Maharlika Investment Fund bill, which majority solons have been aggressively pushing for.Senior Deputy Minority Leader and Northern Samar 1st district Rep. Paul Daza stood in plenary Monday night, Dec. 12 to debate on the MIF measure after it was finally sponsored on the floor.

Sponsor Manila 5th district Rep. Irwin Tieng, upon questioning by Daza, said that HB No.6608 was already the fourth version of the measure. House Speaker Martin Romualdez, the top legislative ally of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., is among its principal authors. But instead of criticizing the MIF like what he did during the committee-level discussions, Daza expressed satisfaction over the recent amendments to the measure. He went as far to say that all his concerns on the MIF has been addressed.

“So, I would like to commend the sponsors, the leadership in listening to the inputs, not just from this representation and other colleagues but also from the public and the stakeholders. So, thank you for that. I feel like this is now a much, much better version and I think it’s something that I can support. The answers were very clear and addressed. I think many of my concerns, in fact, I think the public’s concern,” he said.

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