PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. led the fourth Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) Meeting at Malacañang on Tuesday, March 19.
During the meeting, the Council reviewed the progress of the LEDAC-Common Legislative Agenda (CLA).
14 out of the 57 Common Legislative Agenda bills for the 19th Congress have been signed into law, while 43 remain pending.
The 14 enacted bills cover improvements in livelihood, environment, and national security.
Signed into law are the SIM Card Registration Act, Postponement of Barangay/SK elections, Strengthening Professionalism in the AFP, New Agrarian Emancipation Act, Maharlika Investment Fund, Trabaho Para sa Bayan Act, Public-Private Partnership Code of the Philippines, Regional Specialty Centers, Automatic Income Classification of LGUs, Internet Transactions Act, Ease of Paying Taxes Act, Tatak Pinoy (Proudly Filipino) Act, Philippine Salt Industry Development Act, and New Philippine Passport Act.
Among the legislative measures targeted for passage by the end of June are:
Amendments to the Anti-Agricultural Smuggling Act/Anti-Agricultural Economic Sabotage Act, Self-Reliant Defense Posture Act, Philippine Maritime Zones Act, Real Property Valuation and Assessment Reform Act, Philippine Ecosystem and Natural Capital Accounting System (PENCAS), and the Negros Island Region Act.
Also included are the Anti-Financial Accounts Scamming Act, Value Added Tax on Digital Services, Amendments to the Government Procurement Reform Act, Blue Economy Act, Waste-to-Energy Bill, Mandatory Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) and National Service Training Program (NSTP), Unified System of Separation, Retirement, and Pension of Military and Uniformed Personnel, E-Government Act/E-Governance Act, and the Academic Recovery and Accessible Learning (ARAL) Program Act.
Both the Senate and the House of Representatives have committed to passing the administration’s 23 priority legislation by June this year, as stated by Marcos Jr.
Meanwhile, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) provided updates on the country’s national budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 amounting to Php 5.768 trillion.
The agency also stressed the importance of this national fund in the implementation of the identified priority bills.
