COMMON LEGISLATIVE AGENDA APPROVED BY LEDAC*

The 14 measures recommended by the LEDAC Exe-Com as urgent, to emphasize the necessity of having them passed into law within the year The 10 measures in advanced stages of legislation. Free higher education act was signed into law last Aug. 2.

Shift to a federal form of government

Unified national identification system act

Security of tenure bill (end of “endo”/ contractualization)

National mental health care delivery system

Occupational safety and health hazards compliance

Utilization of the coconut levy fund

Comprehensive tax reform

National transport act (to address traffic crisis) Budget reform act National land use act Rightsizing of the national government

People’s Broadcasting Corporation charter bill

Amendments to the anti-cybercrime act

Genuine agrarian reform bill

Strengthening the balik-scientist program

Philippine qualifications framework

Amendments to Republic Act No. 7718 (build-operate-transfer law)

Amendments to the agricultural tariffication act of 1996

Land administration reform act

Delineation of specific forest limits

Amendments to the NIA charter on free irrigation act

Amendment to public service act

Social security act amendments Free higher education act Ease of doing business act/ Fast business permit act

Government procurement reform act amendments

Enhanced universal health care act

Allowable/recoverable system loss act * The 20-member Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council was formed under Republic Act No. 7640 during the administration of former president Fidel V. Ramos, who held its first meeting on May 19, 1993, a year into his term. The full council is led by President Rodrigo R. Duterte and consists of Vice-President Maria Leonor G. Robredo, Senate President Aquilino L. Pimentel III and House Speaker Pantaleon D. Alvarez, among others, with the National Economic and Development Authority serving as its secretariat.