Since the Philippine government expressed its interest in establishing Maharlika Investment Fund, the topic has stirred controversy given the involvement of public funds, resulting in public scrutiny. To provide insights on the public sentiment surrounding this matter, Capstone-Intel Corporation undertook a comprehensive study utilizing data from various online platforms, gathered between July 26, 2022 and July 26, 2023.
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The analysis covers five countries which operate sovereign investment funds. These countries include the Philippines with the Maharlika Investment Fund, Japan with the Japan Investment Corporation, Malaysia with Khazanah Nasional, China with the China Investment Corporation, and South Korea with the Korea Investment Corporation.
Facebook performance of the keywords
This analysis presents a comprehensive evaluation of the Facebook performance of five keywords, namely “Maharlika Investment Fund,” “China Investment Corporation,” “Khazanah Nasional” or “Khazanah,” “Korea Investment Corporation,” and “Japan Investment Corporation.”
Upon analyzing the data, it was found that “Maharlika Investment Fund” has 9,789 posts (635,344 likes; 129,930 love; 233,814 haha; 5,636 wow; 30,171 sad; and 85,070 angry), “China Investment Corporation” has only 15 posts (1,037 likes; 27 love; 7 haha; 19 wow; 0 sad; and 18 angry), and “Khazanah Nasional” or “Khazanah” has 10,811 posts (1,151,787 likes; 55,246 love; 44,481 haha; 4,203 wow; 18,507 sad; and 5,442 angry).
Meanwhile, “Korea Investment Corporation” has 9 angry posts, (9 likes; 0 love; 0 haha; 0 wow; 1 sad; and 0 angry), and “Japan Investment Corporation” has 1 post (1 like; 0 love; 0 haha; 1 wow; 0 sad; and 0 angry).
In terms of comments, “Maharlika Investment Fund” has 295,797 posts, whereas “China Investment Corporation” has only 64. The keyword “Khazanah Nasional” or simply “Khazanah” has a total of 156,038 posts. Additionally, “Korea Investment Corporation” and “Japan Investment Corporation” both have only one post each.
Top Sources for Sovereign Investment Fund Rankings
When searching for information on the “Maharlika Investment Fund,” several Facebook Pages from reputable news agencies appear in the results. Topping the list is News 5 (29710.80016 engagement score and 354 posts), followed by INQUIRER.net (26004.40036 engagement score and 347 posts), Gabriela Women’s Party (26003.4 engagement and score 24 posts), and CNN Philippines (19181.40015 engagement score and 190 posts).
Meanwhile, ABS-CBN News is on the list (19080.20039 engagement score and 231 posts), GMA News (14340.4002 engagement score and 167 posts), and Rappler (13503.30035 engagement score and 124 posts). Also, Philippine Star is included (12811.19967 engagement score and 102 posts), SMNI News (11436.70021 engagement score and 153 posts), and PTV (7125.800021 and 196 posts).
台灣基進 has an engagement score of 90.5 and 1 post for “China Investment Corporation,” investor.id has an engagement score of 38.4999969 and 2 posts, NU The National has an engagement score of 15.80000019 and 1 post, Fighting against Chinese Communist Authoritarianism has an engagement score of 11.79999971 and 2 posts, Must Read Alaska has an engagement score of 10.5 and 1 post, AHOK APA Adanya – AAA has an engagement score of 8.400000572 and 1 post, Save Our Sky Blue Waters has an engagement score of 4.099999905 and one post. Meanwhile, the Facebook Pages of KONTAN.co.id, Bisnis.com, and China Xinhua News have an engagement score of 3.5, 2.700000048, and 2.5 respectively, each with one post.
Najib Razak’s Facebook page account for “Khazanah Nasional” has an engagement score of 47433.10008 and 22 posts. Another page is associated with “Ala_nu” with an engagement score of 31652.30063 and has 168 posts. Muslimah News Com has an engagement score of 15864.39996 with 25 posts, and Anwar Ibrahim has an engagement score of 15408.00015 with 16 posts. Additionally, Pertubuhan Pelindung Khazanah Alam Malaysia has an engagement score of 8647.900092 with 53 posts. Siakap Keli has an engagement score of 7061.800002 and 3 posts, and Khazanah Dunia Islam & Kesehatan has engagement score of 4528.499977 and 41 posts. Meanwhile, Ustazah Asma’ Harun has an engagement score 4324.299805 and 1 post. Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki has an engagement score of 3441.600044 and has 6 posts, while Sukan Star TV – sstv.my and 3336.599976 and has 2 posts.
The Korea Times’ page for “Korea Investment Corporation” has an engagement score of 1.399999976 with one post, while When In Tuguegarao’s page has an engagement score of 1.300000072 with one post. The Korea Economic Daily’s page has a 0.6000000089 engagement score with five posts, and The Korea Society has a zero engagement score and 1 post.
As for the “Japan Investment Corporation,” only one Facebook Page from The Online Citizen was linked to it, with a single post and an engagement score of 0.3000000119.
