House OKs 12 of 48 LEDAC measures in 3rd, final reading — Sandro Marcos

The House of Representatives has approved 12 of the 48 Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) measures on third and final reading, House Majority Leader and Ilocos Norte Rep. Sandro Marcos said Sunday.

In a statement, Marcos listed the 12 LEDAC measures as:

(1) the EPIRA amendments to strengthen the Energy Regulatory Commission’s oversight and consumer protection powers;

(2) the waste-to-energy bill on waste treatment technology;

(3) the National Center for Geriatric Health;

(4) the amendments to the Government Assistance to Students and Teachers in Private Education Act;

(5) the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations (AICS) Act;

(6) the amendments to the National Building Code;

(7) the Blue Economy Act;

(8) the National Reintegration Bill;

(9) the amendments to the Teachers Professionalization Act;

(10) the Extension of the Estate Tax Amnesty Period;

(11) the Department of Water Resources bill; and

(12) the amendments to the Bank Deposits Secrecy Law.

Meanwhile, five LEDAC measures were approved by the committee, 15 measures are under the technical working group or committee deliberation, and 17 measures are queued for full committee hearings, Marcos said.

The following LEDAC measures were approved by the committee and are awaiting comments from the Appropriations and Ways and Means panels:

(1) the bill modernizing the Bureau of Immigration;

(2) the National Land Use Act;

(3) the measure creating the Independent People’s Commission;

(4) the Presidential Merit Scholarship Program; and

(5) the amendments to the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act.

The LEDAC measures under technical working group or committee deliberations are:

(1) the second waste-to-energy bill on the broader regulatory framework;

(2) amendments to the Universal Health Care Act;

(3) the proposed excise tax on single-use plastics;

(4) amendments to the Rice Tariffication Law;

(5) amendments to the Masustansyang Pagkain Para sa Batang Pilipino Act;

(6) the Classroom-Building Acceleration Program;

(7) the Philippine Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Act;

(8) amendments to the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) Act;

(9) the measure strengthening the Bases Conversion and Development Authority;

(10) disaster risk financing insurance;

(11) amendments to the Magna Carta for MSMEs;

(12) amendments to the Fisheries Code; (13) the Right to Information bill;

(14) amendments to the Local Government Code on the special education fund; and

(15) the reprogramming of the Seal of Good Local Governance.

Meanwhile, the 17 LEDAC measures are ready for committee deliberations

(1) amendments to the Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund Act;

(2) the general tax amnesty bill;

(3) the proposed law on online gambling;

(4) the masterplan for infrastructure and national development;

(5) the Progressive Budgeting for Better and Modernized Governance Act;

(6) the measure disqualifying relatives of officials up to the fourth degree from certain government contracts;

(7) the Cybersecurity Act;

(8) the Digital Payments Act;

(9) the bill on fair use of social media, artificial intelligence and internet technology in elections;

(10) the Magna Carta for Barangays;

(11) amendments to the Downstream Oil Industry Deregulation Law;

(12) amendments to the Biofuels Act;

(13) the proposal requiring civil servants to waive bank secrecy;

(14) amendments to the Anti-Money Laundering Act;

(15) the Citizen Access and Disclosure of Expenditures for National Accountability (CADENA) Act;

(16) the Anti-Political Dynasty bill; and

(17) the Party-list System Reform Act.

“Our target when we return from recess is to move as many of the social protection, health, education, and good governance measures up the pipeline, from TWG (technical working group) briefings to committee reports, then to the floor,” Marcos said.

“Under the leadership of Speaker Bojie Dy, we wanted the first months of the 20th Congress to send a clear signal that the House is serious about delivering on the LEDAC. This signifies the hard work and unity of House members in passing these vital pieces of legislation,” he added. — Mariel Celine Serquiña/RF, GMA Integrated News