Salceda urges admin to list MIF in local, foreign stock exchanges

By Maricel V. Cruz

HOUSE Ways and Means chairperson and Albay

Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda on Wednesday called on the Marcos administration’s economic managers to “commit to listing Maharlika Investment Fund in the stock markets here and abroad.”

“The best way to make it work is through the capital markets. Make Maharlika a listed company. List it secondarily in other stock markets abroad. Engage World Bank, ADB, and other international banks as strategic partners. That will increase oversight of the bank. More people will want more in-

Garafil noted that the UAE delegation also relayed the invitation for Marcos to attend the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference, or the Conference of the Parties (COP) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which will be held in December this year at the Expo City in Dubai. However, it was not mentioned if Mr. Marcos accepted the invitation.

The UAE officials also hoped that the Philippines would become a member of the “Global Mangrove Alliance,” saying the movement would benefit the country, which is prone to calamities and disasters, for the management of the abundant waterways.

Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez hands over a token of appreciation to Maria Joào Falcào Poppe Lopes Cardoso, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Portuguese Republic to Indonesia, with concurrent jurisdiction over the Philippines during a courtesy call on Romualdez at the West Room of the Manila Golf and Country Club on Wednesday morning. Ver Noveno