MANILA, Philippines — Senate Minority Leader Aquilino 'Koko' Pimentel III is on the move to convince his fellow lawmakers to reject the controversial Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) bill – a priority measure of the Marcos administration. Pimentel, a staunch dissenter of the MIF bill, said he has thoroughly reviewed and analyzed Senate Bill 2020 – which contains the contentious proposal for the investment fund. 'Truth is, this bill is unsalvageable and beyond repair,' he said in a statement. 'I have come to the conclusion that the overall risk is too great that it outweighs whatever the potential benefits of the measure are, if there [are] any at all.

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