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LAWMAKERS from Camarines Sur and Cagayan de Oro were on top of the list of legislators who had principally authored the most number of bills, ranging from over 400 to almost a thousand measures during ...
WHEN we hear the word “accountability,” we often associate it with audits, compliance, and penalties. But true accountability in governance runs deeper — it is about proactive stewardship, protecting ...
Celsius Resources announced the start of on-site engineering work for its flagship Maalinao-Caigutan-Biyog (MCB) copper-gold ...
WHEN Ferdinand Marcos Jr. swept to power in 2022 with an unprecedented majority, he entered office at a rare crossroads in ...
Congress should exercise its oversight powers on the country’s sovereign wealth fund, examining its projects, investments and compliance with existing laws, a congressman said on Thursday. Lawmakers ...
It’s a trend that extends beyond the Philippines, with Indonesia shifting large sums in the 2025 budget in order to capitalize Danantara, a new state-run investment fund.
Philippine Catholic Church’s social service agency Caritas has accused the government of betraying the people after a state fund decided to invest in a mining firm whose activities threaten ...
State-owned investment funds have also been a staple of Malaysia’s economy for many decades, and are being primed to play a more active role in driving investment in the years ahead.
The Philippines’ sovereign wealth firm has signed a deal to form a private equity fund with Thailand’s CP Group with a target size of up to $1 billion, marking its second major investment move ...
The private equity fund with CP Group will be Maharlika’s second investment after signing an agreement in January with Synergy Grid and Development Philippines to acquire 20% of the National ...
Maharlika Investment Corp. will buy 20% of Synergy Grid and Development Philippines for 19.7 billion pesos ($337 million), marking the sovereign wealth fund’s maiden investment. Synergy—which ...
The Maharlika Investment Fund, signed into law in 2023, was met with significant controversy during its passage through Congress. While Marcos certified it as urgent, opposition lawmakers argued ...