Camarines Sur Rep. Luis Raymund Villafuerte cited Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez for steering through the House of Representatives the swift passage of the government’s priority legislative bills.
Villafuerte said these bills are designed to sustain the robust post-pandemic growth, create more jobs and livelihood opportunities, and improve the lives of Filipinos.
The lawmaker added that the substantial number of new laws and proposed legislation acted upon by the chamber before it goes on recess last Dec. 13 “is the Christmas gift of the Speaker and House members to the Filipino people.”
“Speaker Martin has traced the superb performance of the House of Representatives this year to the continued unity and cooperation of all of us in the bigger chamber in serving the highest interest of the Filipino people,” Villafuerte, who represents the second district of CamSur and president of the National Unity Party, said.
“But the Speaker has looked past something in his recap, and this has to do with the remarkable role he has played in shepherding the passage of a fairly large number of priority bills identified by the President and LEDAC for urgent action,” he said.
“This record accomplishment marks the Christmas gift of the House under the Speaker’s leadership to our people,” Villafuerte added.
LEDAC refers to the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council, which is the consultative body created under Republic Act (RA) 7640 in 1992 to draw up with, and recommend to, the President socio-economic development goals, including helping identify the priority legislative measures for the Congress to pass in support of these objectives.
“The House has been productive and efficient more than ever, passing in record time most of the priority measures endorsed by President Marcos in his SONA (State of the Nation Address) and by LEDAC,” Villafuerte said.
He said that, “Under the very able leadership of the Speaker, the House has passed a sizable number of proposed laws meant to bring the Marcos administration closer to the President’s paramount goal of high and inclusive growth for Filipinos by way of accelerating poverty reduction, turbocharging the economy, and generating more and better jobs and livelihood opportunities for all.”