Marcos asked to heed economists' warnings on MIF bill

By Javier Joe Ismael

Jun 11, 2023 12:28 am

SENATE Minority Leader Aquilino 'Koko' Pimentel 3rd on Saturday urged President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to pay heed to the serious concerns raised by economists and faculty members of the University of the Philippines School of Economics regarding the controversial Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) bill.

Pimentel had earlier described the hastily approved measure as 'unsalvageable,' while the 21 economic professors from the country's premiere state university called Marcos' priority legislation 'still beyond repair.'

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