Maharlika Bill breezes through House in 17 days

Hi Edward, Here are the most important news that you need to know.     Maharlika Bill breezes through House in 17 days The proposed measure creating the Maharlika Investments Fund (MIF) on Thursday breezed through the second and third readings at the House of Representatives, a day after President Marcos certified the measure as urgent and less than a month since it was filed on Nov. 28 by Speaker Martin Romualdez and other administration lawmakers.     Inquirer Plus offers FREE 30 day trial   Cagayan gov DQ’d for poll spending TUGUEGARAO CITY—The Commission on Elections has disqualified sitting Cagayan Gov. Manuel Mamba from the May 9 gubernatorial race for violating the election spending ban when he distributed cash assistance through the provincial government’s programs.    SOCIAL PENSION PAYOUT Indigent senior citizens wait at a covered court in Barangay Masagana, Quezon City, on Thursday for the release of their social pensions under a program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development and the city government’s social services office. The cash aid, mainly intended for their medical needs, amounts to P500 a month. —LYN RILLON   SUBSCRIBE NOW   UK nurses’ walkout unprecedented LONDON—UK nurses on Thursday begin an unprecedented strike as a “last resort” in their fight for better wages and working conditions, despite warnings it could put patients at risk.     Opinion: Sanctioning Quiboloy With the sex trafficking of children considered a grave criminal offense anywhere in the world, Quiboloy is bound to face unflinching prosecution by the US should it perceive the Philippine judicial system as being too weak and deferential to the ‘Owner of the Universe.’     © 2022 PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you are subscribed to Inquirer Newsletters. Unsubscribe