MANILA – Ibinunyag ni Senior Deputy Speaker at dating pangulong Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo ang mga pakinabang sa pag-institutionalize ng sovereign wealth fund ng Pilipinas.
May seryosong pagtulak ngayon mula sa Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan upang itayo ang tinatawag na Maharlika Wealth Fund (MWF), na sa pamamagitan ng seed money na P275-bilyon–ay gagamitin para kumita ang Estado sa pamamagitan ng mga pamumuhunan dito at sa ibang bansa.
“The government always has funds to invest, such as financial assets of government financial institutions (GFIs) or the reserves of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP),” wika ni Arroyo sa isang pahayag noong Lunes, Disyembre 5.
“Keeping this in mind, the proposed fund (MWF) has the following advantages:
First, the fund is seeded by investible funds from GFIs that they would invest, anyway, in order, ideally, to maximize returns and generate funds that contribute to or supplement the financial resources at the disposal of the government for programs and projects that benefit the Filipino people,” wika niya.
“Second, the fund will have an established mechanism for future contributions,” isinaad ng Pampanga 2nd district congresswoman.
Bilang ikatlong bentahe, sinabi ni Arroyo na ang MWF ay “makikinabang sa isang sentralisado, dalubhasa, at may pananagutan na pamamahala”. Ito ay sumasalamin sa mga pahayag ng mga tagapagtaguyod na ang MWF ay tatakbo tulad ng isang korporasyon, na ang tanging pulitiko sa MWF Board ay ang Pangulo, na siyang tagapangulo.
“In the current version of the Maharlika Wealth Fund, the President of the Philippines chairs its governing board. This is a powerful statement that the highest official of the land will hold himself as ultimately accountable to the Filipino people for the performance of the fund,” wika niya.
“Fourth, the fund will in essence be housed in what can be thought of as a special purpose vehicle, and thus its operations can more transparently be observed, tracked, and monitored, not just domestically, but by the international financial community as well,” sinabi pa ni Arroyo.
Ang panukalang P275-billion MWF ay nakapaloob sa House Bill (HB) No.6398, na inaasahang maaaprubahan sa ikalawang pagbasa ng plenaryo sa Miyerkules.
