Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez reported Tuesday that the House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading all the priority measures of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and the Legislative-Executive Development Council (LEDAC).
Romualdez rendered the report in the LEDAC meeting presided over by Marcos held in Malacañang.
“The House of the People has done its homework. Our accomplishments reflect our proactive stance in catering to the needs of the people by passing these much-needed legislation that are attuned to the Philippine Development Plan and the 8-point socio-economic agenda under the Medium-Term Fiscal Framework of the President,” Romualdez said.
The Speaker said that the House has approved the 20 LEDAC priority bills before the adjournment in March, or three months ahead of schedule.
Out of the 20 measures, Romualdez said three were enacted into law, and three are undergoing enrollment process— two conference committee reports adopted by both chambers and one adopted as an amendment to a House bill.
The measures that were enacted into law are the Philippine Ecosystem and Natural Capital Accounting System Act, Real Property Valuation and Assessment Reform Act, and the Negros Island Region Act.
The two that were already ratified are the Anti-Agricultural Smuggling Act and the Government Procurement Reform Act. The House adopted the Senate’s version of the Anti-Financial Accounts Scamming Act.
Four measures are under deliberation by bicameral conference committees— the Philippine Defense Industry Development Act/Self-Reliant Defense Posture Act, the Philippine Maritime Zones Act, the Academic Recovery and Accessible Learning Program Act, and the VAT on Digital Transactions Act.
Ten others have been approved on third and final reading by the House, some as early as September last year. These are the Waste Treatment Technology Act, Instituting a National Citizens Service Training Program, E-Governance Act, Open Access in Data Transmission Act, Military and Uniformed Personnel Pension Reform Bill;
Blue Economy Act, Department of Water Resources / National Water Resources Act, Enhancing Philippine Tax Incentive / CREATE MORE, Enterprise-Based Education and Training Program Act, and the proposed amendments to the Universal Health Care Act.
“We will await the version of the Senate for possible adoption by the House as an amendment to the House bill, or for bicameral conference committee meeting,” he said.
