By Junex Doronio
MANILA — Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Wednesday (25 Sept 2024) reaffirmed the House of Representatives’ unwavering commitment to advancing President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr.’s priority legislative agenda during the Sixth Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) meeting at Malacañang Palace.
Addressing President Marcos and key members of the 19th Congress, Romualdez emphasized the House’s swift progress in pushing forward the administration’s legislative priorities and stressed the importance of a unified government in achieving the country’s developmental goals.
“As of today, September 25, I am pleased to announce that the House of Representatives has approved 60 out of the 64 total LEDAC Common Legislative Agenda (CLA) priority measures,” Romualdez said.
He highlighted the collaborative efforts between the Legislative and Executive branches, which have led to significant progress on the Philippine Development Plan 2023-2028 and the Eight-Point Socio-Economic Agenda under the Medium-Term Fiscal Framework.
Romualdez also underscored the value of unity in purpose, noting that this synergy between Congress and the Executive branch has been key to fast-tracking critical legislative measures.
He added that out of the 28 LEDAC priority measures, two have been enacted into law, four are awaiting the President’s signature, four bicameral committee reports have been ratified, two are under bicameral conference committee deliberation, 14 have been approved by the House, and only two remain under committee consideration.
“We are aiming for a 100% completion rate of these 28 priority measures by December 2024, six months ahead of the end of the Third Regular Session,” Romualdez pledged.
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