MANILA -- Philippine business groups on Monday attacked a plan backed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to establish a 275-billion peso ($4.9 billion) sovereign wealth fund.
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Relatives of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. last week filed a bill in Congress seeking to create a sovereign wealth fund. (File photo by AP)
MANILA -- Philippine business groups on Monday attacked a plan backed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to establish a 275-billion peso ($4.9 billion) sovereign wealth fund.