THE Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) bill, considered by the Marcos government as crucial for economic development but seen by critics as flawed and unnecessary, will be signed into law next week.

"That's in his schedule," Presidential Communications Secretary Cheloy Garafil told The Manila Times about a July 18 signing, which will come less than a week before President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivers his second State of the Nation Address (SONA).

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