The proposed National Land Use Act and the amendments to the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) Act are expected to be approved on third and final reading by the House of Representatives this week.

This, as the 300-plus strong chamber under House Speaker Faustino "Bojie" Dy III convenes for the first time in plenary on Monday, May 4 after six weeks.

House Majority Leader Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos noted that the two measures are part of the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) priority measures of the administration.

Marcos says the House is entering the final stretch of the first regular session of the 20th Congress with a clear focus on measures that are already within reach of passage. He described the two bills as among those that can still add to the chamber’s final output.

“These are not theoretical proposals anymore. These are measures that have already moved through key stages, and what they need now is sustained floor work so we can bring them across the finish line before adjournment,” said the presidential son.

The first regular session will adjourn sine die on June 5. This means the House still has a solid month of work to go before heading back to their constituencies.

The Ilocos Norte lawmaker said both bills carry significant implications, with the National Land Use Act aimed at providing a long-delayed framework for land use planning, while the 4Ps amendments seek to strengthen and expand the government’s flagship social protection program.

Marcos said the House’s current push builds on the chamber’s performance before the Holy Week break, when it had already passed or advanced 18 out of 52 LEDAC priority measures, reflecting what he described as a disciplined legislative pace under Speaker Dy.

“Masigasig po ang inyong Kamara sa ilalim ng pamumuno ni Speaker Dy sa pagpasa ng mga prayoridad na panukala ng administrasyon. And so far, we are proud of what we have accomplished,” he noted.

(The House, under the leadership of Speaker Dy, is diligent in passing the administration’s priority measures. And so far, we are proud of what we have accomplished.)

The 18 LEDAC bills that have already been approved by the House of Representatives include Resetting the First Regular Elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, which has already become law; and the National Center for Geriatric Health, which is now under bicameral conference committee.

The rest of the 18 measures are the EPIRA Amendments, Waste-to-Energy Act, Amendments to the Government Assistance to Students and Teachers in Private Education Act, Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations Act, Amendments to the National Building Code, Blue Economy Act, National Reintegration Bill, Amendments to the Teachers Professionalization Act, and Extension of Estate Tax Amnesty Period.

Also passed were the Department of Water Resources Bill, Amendments to the Bank Deposits Secrecy Law, Travel Tax Abolition, Digital Payments Act, Amendments to the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act, Presidential Merit Scholarship Program, and Amendments to the Biofuels Act.

Marcos said the House’s record so far shows that the chamber has managed to move both immediate-response legislation and long-term structural reforms despite a packed session calendar.

He added that the final weeks of session will test how effectively the House can align its floor schedule, committee output and leadership coordination to ensure that measures already near completion do not stall.

“Our job now is to keep the momentum and make sure that the measures that are already close do not get left behind. The work has already been done in many of these bills. What we need now is the time and discipline to bring them to final approval,” Marcos said.