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Romualdez flexes 100 percent House approval of LEDAC bills to PBBM 

Published Mar 19, 2024 10:14 am

At A Glance

  • Speaker Martin Romualdez reported to President Marcos the 100 percent House approval of the 19 LEDAC priority bills slated for June 2024 passage on Tuesday, March 19. 
  • Romualdez gave the report during the 4th Legislative Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) meeting with Marcos and Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri in Malacañang. 
  • The House completed its LEDAC task three months ahead of schedule. 

IMG-f3446b9ee46191b81ae43af0ae499fc4-V.jpgHouse Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Speaker’s office)

For House Speaker Martin Romualdez, the 19th Congress has been one big flex in terms of legislative accomplishments.

And flex those accomplishments Romualdez did during the 4th Legislative Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) meeting Tuesday, March 19 in Malacañang.

There, the leader of the 300-plus strong House of Representatives reported to President Marcos the 100 percent House approval of LEDAC priority bills slated for June 2024 passage.

“Mr. President, rest assured that you will have our continued support in our goal for a brighter, better Philippines for our countrymen,” Romualdez told the chief executive, who presided over the LEDAC meeting. Also in attendance was Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri.

In his report Tuesday, Romualdez said the House of Representatives has fulfilled its commitment to pass all the 19 LEDAC priority measures three months ahead of the June 2024 target.

“Mr. President, we have done our homework and all the 19 measures re-prioritized for target by June 2024 have been approved on the third and final reading by the House of Representatives,” Romualdez said.

The 19 measures LEDAC given final approval by the House include: 1. Philippine Ecosystem and Natural Capital Accounting System, 2. Negros Island Region, 3. Philippine Maritime Zones Act, 4. Amendments to the Anti-Agricultural Smuggling Act, 5. Philippine Defense Industry Development Act (PDIDA)/Self-Reliant Defense Posture Act, 6. Valuation Reform Bill, 7. Waste-to-Energy Bill, 8. Instituting a National Citizens Service Training (NCST) Program, 9. E-Government/E-Governance Act, and the 10. Anti-Financial Accounts Scamming Act (AFASA).

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Also given final House nod were the: 11. Enabling Law for the Natural Gas Industry, 12. VAT on Digital Services, 13. Open Access in Data Transmission Act,14. Military and Uniformed Personnel Reform Bill, 15. Blue Economy Act,16. Amendments to the Government Procurement Reform Act, 17. Department of Water Resources and Services, 18. Academic Recovery and Accessible Learning (ARAL) Program Act, and19. CREATE MORE.

“This clearly shows that this present House of the People is a proactive chamber that caters and listens to the needs of the people passing needed legislation attuned to the Philippine Development Plan and the Eight-point Socio-Economic Agenda under the Medium-Term Fiscal Framework (MTFF) of His Excellency PBBM,” Romualdez said.

He said the House of Representatives "is working hard towards realizing the common legislative agenda of the executive and legislative branches".

Romualdez also reported that the House has approved all the 17 priority measures mentioned by the President in his State of the Nation Address (SONA) in July 2023.

“Truly, this is a testament to the zeal and commitment of the members of the House of Representatives in passing our common legislative agenda. I am very much honored to be at the helm of a House of Representatives that is as dedicated and hardworking as the 19th Congress,” he said.

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