Hataman was one of six congressmen who voted against the passage on third and final reading of the MIF measure or House Bill (HB) No.6608 during the chamber’s final session day for the year Thursday, Dec. 15.
That the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund took only 18 calendar days to get passed in the House of Representatives rubs Basilan lone district Rep. Mujiv Hataman the wrong way.Hataman was one of six congressmen who voted against the passage on third and final reading of the MIF measure or House Bill No.6608 during the chamber’s final session day for the year Thursday, Dec. 15.
The MIF Bill, which seeks to institutionalized a Philippine sovereign wealth fund, was first first in the 19th Congress last Nov. 28, mostly by members of the House leadership. It was approved on third reading Thursday, Dec. 15 or just before the solons’ holiday break.
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