00:00Some of the Senators were pleased that the Maharlika Investment Corporation is using its funds for investments.
00:08Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri welcomes the move to purchase 20% of the shares of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines, or NGCP.
00:16According to Zubiri, it is a good investment not just in terms of profitability, but in defense and security as well.
00:23For Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, this development highlights the opportunity in partnerships between the public and the private sector.
00:31Meanwhile, Senator JV Ejercito is hoping to government can acquire 40% of the shares of the State Grid Corporation.
00:53In the last administration, there was a lot of fighting. It even reached the level of violence.
01:01So, the relationship between the government and NGCP was bloody, especially during the last administration.
01:10So now, we have our eyes on that. We know what happened. And we can pressure them to invest.
