2 measures eyed for House nod
The NLUA law was among the measures that Mr. Marcos identified as part of his legislative agenda in his first State of the Nation Address in July last year
The House of Representatives is targeting two more bills out of the 42 priority measures of the Marcos administration before the sine die adjournment of the 19th Congress.
Speaker Martin Romualdez revealed on Sunday that House members are “inching toward” accomplishing the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council or LEDAC bills before the end of the first regular session.
“We are doing our part in supporting the President’s socio-economic development agenda by passing urgent pieces of legislation that would sustain our economic growth and create more job and income opportunities for our people,” the House’s top honcho, praising his colleagues’ “hard” and “tireless” work that steers the chamber in advancing pro-people measures.
Initially, the Marcos administration had 31 priority measures on its legislative agenda, which the LEDAC later adopted. However, earlier this month, the House announced that it would add 11 more bills, bringing the total number of the administration’s priority legislations to 42.
Law to upgrade BI
Both in accordance with the President’s economic strategy, the proposed Bureau of Immigration Modernization Act, seeking to update the 83-year-old immigration law, Commonwealth Act 613, or the Philippine Immigration Act of 1940 and Philippine Salt Industry Act, which aims to revive the dying salt industry, are now awaiting final approval from the House plenary this week.
The Marcos administration had 31 priority measures on its legislative agenda, which the LEDAC later adopted.
Meanwhile, the proposed Natural Gas Industry Enabling Law, National Employment Action Plan, and Philippine Ecosystem and Natural Capital Accounting System Bill, also under the priority list, are scheduled for a second reading.
Last week, the House gave its final approval on the long-stalled bill, the National Land Use Act, which has been pending in Congress for almost two decades, and the 30-year National Infrastructure Program Bill, which would run from 2023 to 2052.
The NLUA law was among the measures that Mr. Marcos identified as part of his legislative agenda in his first State of the Nation Address in July last year.
Only 11 measures are up for approval out of the 42 priority legislations of the Marcos administration.
The Senate and House are set to end their first year with three laws passed, namely the SIM Registration Act, a bill postponing barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections to October this year, and a bill amending the law on the fixed term of the Armed Forces of the Philippines chief of staff and other high-ranking officers.