Senator Mark A. Villar, author of Senate Bill 2020, also known as the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) bill, is confident that the measure would be approved on third reading this week. | ManilaBulletin
Senator Mark A. Villar, author of Senate Bill 2020, also known as the Maharlika Investment Fund bill, is confident that the measure would be approved on third reading this week.
Villar stressed that the MIF would create more jobs, more infrastructure projects mean more job opportunities for Filipinos. "Also, this will be a vehicle to reduce poverty, this would help the government manage its budget and mitigate fiscal pressures during economic downturns as it acts as a safety net for the country,’’ he added.
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