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Vivienne Gulla

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MANILA — Of the 52 bills identified as priority by the Marcos jr. administration and both Houses of the 20th Congress, 26 or half have hurdled the lower chamber.These include the proposed travel tax abolition, strengthening the 4Ps program, prohibition against operating troll farms to disinform the public, right to information bill, and the controversial measure against political dynasties.“Ipinakikita lamang nito na seryoso po ang Kamara sa pagpapatupad ng legislative agenda ng administrasyon. Pero tuloy pa rin po ang trabaho. Hindi po tayo magpapahinga dahil marami po tayong kailangang tapusin, at pursigido po ang House na maipasa rin ang natitirang LEDAC measures,” House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III said.<div>ONLY ONE SO FAR</div>But only one of the LEDAC priority measures under the 20th Congress has been enacted— the resetting to September this year of the parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.Another measure is a signature away from becoming a law, after both Houses of Congress ratified the bicameral conference committee report on the proposed amendments to Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act.Three bills are at the bicam level, including the proposal to institutionalize the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations or AICS.<div>TARGET</div>The House of Repesentatives targets to pass within the final two years of the Marcos Jr. administration the remaining 26 LEDAC priority bills, including the proposal to disqualify from government contracts the relatives of public officials up to the 4th degree of consanguinity, the proposed reforms to the party list system, and the bill requiring government officials and employees to submit to the Ombudsman their waiver to bank secrecy.“Marami pa sa natitirang priority bills ay nasa advanced stage na po ng ating legislative process. Halimbawa, ang Cyber Security Act na nakatakda na para sa second reading, habang may walo pang panukala rin na hinihintay na lamang sa aksyon ng Committee on Appropriations o Committee on Ways and Means… Patuloy nating bibigyan ng prayoridad ang mga panukalang direktang makakatulong sa mga Pilipino, at sisiguraduhin po natin masusi at timely ang pagtalakay sa mga ito,” Dy said.Congress will resume session beginning Monday, opening the opportunity for the priority bills to move forward.Apart from regular legislative work, Congress is also set to deliberate on the proposed 2027 National Budget, as it performs its Constitutional mandate on the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, where some congressmen stand as prosecutors, and senators sit as members of the Impeachment Court.Won’t this delay or stand in the way of getting the LEDAC priority bills passed at the House of Representatives?“Very much doable.We have the super majority in Congress.We have a lot of members in the House of Representatives. This will translate to many people available for hearings,” House Deputy Speaker Janette Garin assured.“I think we’re on track naman… We&#x27;ve always taken pride na na-check po namin ‘yung majority o karamihan po buo ‘yung LEDAC measures. So kailangan po maghanda.Medyo overtime ang House… Medyo may challenges, siguro dahil sa oras, may impeachment, mayroon ‘yung mga iba-ibang agenda namin, mga own district priorities namin, mga district legislative measures namin. So talagang it will be a very busy next two years for the House,” House Deputy Speaker Paolo Ortega added.But it isn’t enough for priority bills to hurdle the lower chamber. They also needs to get the nod of the upper chamber of Congress, in order to reach the President’s table for his signature.“In the Senate, dahil nga 24 sila at marami pang medyo nabawas, ‘yung kanilang committees, each member of Senate will have to hold more than one committee,” Garin said.<div>HOUSE SPEAKER’S CALL</div>The House Speaker issued this call to the Senate.“Tulungan tayong maisabatas na ang iba pang mga bills bago matapos ang taon…May kumpiyansa po kami na may kakayahan ang Senado na pagsabayin ang kanilang constitutional duty bilang impeachment court at ang kanilang tungkulin bilang mga mambabatas… Inaasahan po natin na magkakaisa ang dalawang kapulungan upang manatili ang momentum ng ating legislative agenda,” Dy said.Garin believes the appointment of former Congressman Joey Salceda to the Presidential Legislative Liaison Office will also help ensure that the executive, the House, and the Senate are aligned in terms of the priority measures.

Of the 52 bills identified as priority by the Marcos jr. administration and both Houses of the 20th Congress, 26 or half have hurdled the lower chamber.

Of the 52 bills identified as priority by the Marcos jr. administration and both Houses of the 20th Congress, 26 or half have hurdled the lower chamber.

House passed half of 52 LEDAC priority bills, but only one enacted so far

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House passed half of 52 LEDAC priority bills, but only one enacted so far

Vivienne Gulla,

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Published July 24, 2026 01:18 AM PHT

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