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First day high: House members lodge 700 measures on day one of filing

Published Jul 1, 2025 12:05 pm  |  Updated Jul 1, 2025 01:08 pm

At A Glance

  • A total of 683 measures were filed at the House of Representatives Monday, June 30, which was the first day of work for the House members in the 20th Congress.
Batangas 1st district Rep. Leandro Legarda Leviste (PPAB)
Batangas 1st district Rep. Leandro Legarda Leviste (PPAB)


A total of 683 measures were filed at the House of Representatives Monday, June 30, which was the first day of work for the House members in the 20th Congress.
Data from from House Tuesday, July 1, bared that of the 683 filed measures, 666 were House bills (HB), while 16 were resolutions. There was one filed joint resolution.
Leading the way among the filers was Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez, who filed the first five measures that were recorded as HB Nos. 1 to 5.
HB No.1 or the proposed “Rice Industry and Consumer Empowerment (RICE) Act'', seeks to restore the National Food Authority’s (NFA) regulatory powers to lower rice prices and protect farmers, in support of President Marcos' push to ensure affordable food and strengthen local agriculture. 
The other bills he filed sought to to exempt Overseas Filipino Workers' (OFWs) from paying premium contributions to the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), create the Philippine Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) as the lead agency in developing and implementing disease prevention and control initiatives, update on the private school educational assistance and creation of Eastern Visayas Development Authority.
Tingog Party-list Reps. Andrew Julian Romualdez and Jude Acidre were listed as co-authors of the five bills.
Neophyte Valenzuela City Rep. Gerald Cloyd Alexis Galang filed seven bills, including HB No.154, or the proposed “Magna Carta for Senior Citizens; HB No.155 or the proposed “Social Pension of Senior Citizens Act”; and HB No.156, which seeks to amend the qualifications under Republic Act (RA) No.11768 or the “Sangguniang Kabataan Reform Act of 2015.
Returning Parañaque City 1st district Rep. Eric Olivarez also filed 10 measures on the first day, including HB No.144 establishing the Philippine CDC, which was similar to Speaker Romualdez’s proposal; HB No.148 exempting senior citizens from paying parking fees in commercial establishments and government buildings; and HB No.150 exempting persons with disabilities and senior citizens from paying travel tax.
Seen personally filing measures on their first day on the job Monday were Batangas 1st district Rep. Leandro Legarda Leviste, Bagong Henerasyon (BH) Party-list Rep. Robert Nazal, 4Ps Party-list Rep. JC Abalos, Kabataan Party-list Rep. Renee Co, and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. Antonio Tinio, among others.
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