Senate commits to pass the measure before June sine die break

By Rio N. Araja

PRESIDENT Ferdinand

Marcos

Jr. has declared the Maharlika Investment Fund bill as one of 11 priority administration measures, Speaker Martin Romualdez said on Sunday.

This was also confirmed by Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri who said the Maharlika Fund as well as measures pushing for minimum wage hike top the Senate agenda as Congress session resumes today (Monday).

Romualdez said the 11 measures are now part of the bills adopted by the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC), bringing to 42 the total number of priority measures.

“President Marcos approved eleven bills designed to address key issues on public health, job creation, and further stimulate economic growth as part of his administration’s priority legislation. These measures will be the focus of our legislative efforts when Congress resumes session this Monday,” he said.

Aside from the Maharlika Fund, other priority measures include amending the Armed Forces of the Philippines Fixed Term bill; Local Government Unit Income Classification; amendment to the Universal Health Care Act, and the Bureau of Immigration Modernization measure, among others.