Northern Samar Rep. Paul Daza on Monday said the P1.2 billion budget allocated for the NCR Fiber Optic Backbone Development and Network Resiliency has been returned to the national treasury.
Northern Samar Rep. Paul Daza sees the Philippines being in the same league as wealthy states Hong Kong and Singapore once the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) is created.
The House of Representatives on Monday began the plenary deliberation of the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF).
The proponents of the Maharlika Wealth Fund (MWF) bill have removed the President as the chairperson of the body that will manage the sovereign wealth fund. The country’s Finance Secretary will instead lead the 15-member board.
Northern Samar Rep. Paul Daza questioned the P3 billion to P4 billion funds transferred by the DICT to the MMDA and several local government units for the free wi-fi project.
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has been allocated P2.4 billion under 2023 budget proposal to bankroll free public wifi program after many of its wifi sites became inactive due to non-renewal of internet service.
The House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal (HRET) has upheld the midterm election victory of Northern Samar Rep. Paul Daza.
