Sugar Order 7 OKs import of 150k tons to boost stocks

Congress approved the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) Act of 2023 on May 31. The House of Representatives adopted the Senate version of the bill, SB 2020, which was passed on third reading with 19 affirmative votes, one negative

Diokno said the government would promulgate the rules and regulations 90 days from when the law was passed.

In a July 6 interview on ANC’s Business Outlook, Diokno said the MIF would

Speaker: Nat’l budget, LEDAC bills top House agenda before yearend

By Maricel V. Cruz

THE House of Representatives will focus on passing the 2024 national budget while hastening the approval of the priority bills of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. before the year ends.

Speaker Martin Romualdez said lawmakers will work overtime if necessary to comprehensively scrutinize the proposed P5.768 trillion National Expenditure Program to fulfill its “power of the purse” mandate as well as the priority measures

TAX-EXEMPT MEDICINES. Popular medicines for diabetes, hypertension, and cancer are shown in these file photos after the government expanded its list of medicines exempted from value-added tax to include 59 drugs on Friday (see full story on A2).