Leftist lawmakers file the first petition against an initiative by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., upping the ante against the dictator's son.
MANILA, Philippines – Leftist lawmakers filed a petition against the controversial Maharlika fund on Monday, February 13, posing the first legal challenge at the Supreme Court against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
“We assert that said certification was a grave abuse of discretion since there was no similar certification in the Senate. This particularly belies the presidential claim that there is a need for the ‘immediate enactment’ of the Maharlika bill,” the petition read. The first bill on the Maharlika fund was introduced in the House on November 28, 2022, and was fully approved by the House after 17 days – an unusually speedy pace for a measure that was not a carryover from past congresses.
With this legal challenge, the Makabayan bloc – whose members fought the dictatorship of the late Ferdinand Marcos – is upping the ante against the dictator’s son.In their petition, the Makabayan bloc insisted that the bill was railroaded so much that when the heavily amended bill was approved on final reading three hours after it was passed on second reading, lawmakers voted without a final copy of the bill.
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