Lawmakers are expected to tackle proposed amendments to the Universal Health Care Act, Rice Tariffication Law, Fisheries Code, Local Government Code and the Magna Carta for Micro Small and Medium Enterprises.
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House Majority Leader Sandro Marcos said the House of Representatives is aiming to pass the remaining priority measures identified by the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) when Congress resumes session Monday, 27 July.
With 26 of the 52 LEDAC priority bills already approved during the First Regular Session of the 20th Congress, Marcos said lawmakers would focus on completing the administration’s legislative agenda while ensuring the measures provide tangible benefits to the public.
“We will ensure that these proposed laws will help the President and most importantly the public to experience some sort of relief in their daily lives,” he said.
Among the pending measures are bills seeking to institutionalize the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) program and establish a National Center for Geriatric Health.
Lawmakers are expected to tackle proposed amendments to the Universal Health Care Act, Rice Tariffication Law, Fisheries Code, Local Government Code and the Magna Carta for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.
Marcos said the House would work toward approving the remaining LEDAC measures during the Second Regular Session, which opens on the same day President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivers his fifth State of the Nation Address.
“The public must receive and feel the benefits that are provided for them under our existing laws,” he added.
Before the First Regular Session adjourned, the House approved several priority measures, including the amended Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), the Anti-Political Dynasty Bill, the National Land Use Act, the Anti-Fake News and Disinformation Act and the Anti-Online Sexual Abuse or Exploitation of Children Act.
