THE Senate is expected to ratify next week the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) agreement that formalizes the Philippines’ entry to the Beijing-led multilateral lending institution.

Senator Loren Legarda, who chaired the hearing of the Sub-Committee on Foreign Relations on the AIIB treaty, on Tuesday sponsored the committee report on Senate resolution 241 which contained the AIIB Articles of Agreement in a bid to meet the December 31 deadline.

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