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The passage of the remaining 36 priority measures of the 48 Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) is being pushed by House Majority Leader and Ilocos Norte Rep. Ferdinand Alexander “Sandro” A. Marcos on Sunday as he vowed to make a faster and more disciplined pace in the House of Representatives as the session resumes on 26 January.
The House intends to keep President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr.’s legislative agenda on track, while sharpening its focus on reforms that immediately address households’ food, health care access, classroom needs, and social protection, areas he described as “where public service becomes most tangible.”
House proves its capability
Marcos said the House has proven that it can move quickly when urgency and proper work are recognized.
He said they need to sustain that momentum, be faithful to timelines, and keep the discussions grounded in policies that families can actually feel.
Rep. Marcos pointed out that the same 22 session days saw the passage of 12 LEDAC measures, and the filing of 7,127 bills and 660 resolutions as of 15 January 2026.
Of these numbers, 86 measures were approved, and House committees processed 584 measures, figures he said reflect the intensity of legislative work at the start of the new Congress.
s and strengthen the country’s safety nets.
“We’re not promising miracles, but we are committing to hard deadlines, tighter coordination and a House that treats time as a responsibility. If we want real reforms, we have to deliver with the urgency the public expects from us,” Rep. Marcos said.