SC asked to void urgent certification, House passage of Maharlika fund bill

Former and incumbent party-list lawmakers belonging to the Makabayan bloc in the House of Representatives — Arlene Brosas of Gabriela, France Castro of Alliance of Concerned Teachers, and Carlos Zarate of Bayan Muna — on Monday, February 13, 2023, file a petition with the Supreme Court against the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund. DANNY PATA

Bayan Muna Chairman Neri Colmenares, former Bayan Muna party-list Representative Carlos Isagani Zarate, ACT party-list Representative France Castro, Gabriela party-list Representative Arlene Brosas, and Kabataan party-list Representative Raoul Manuel filed the petition. “There is a history of abuse, going back several administrations of the presidential prerogative to certify a proposed legislation as urgent despite the absence of any ‘public emergency or calamity.’ This has got to stop,” the petition read.

The bloc further stressed that the word “public emergency” or “calamity” was never mentioned in the certification.the MIF bill with 279 yes votes, six no votes, and zero abstentions.

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GMA News Online has reached out to Malacañang for its comment, but it has yet to respond as of posting time.

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