The Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) has approved 44 new priority legislative measures for the 20th Congress, including the amendments to the Bank Deposits Secrecy Law and disqualifying relatives of officials (up to fourth degree) in government contracts.
It also identified as priority measures the bills requiring civil servants to waive bank secrecy, amendments to the Anti-Money Laundering Act, masterplan for infrastructure and national development and law on online gambling.
This reaffirms LEDAC’s commitment to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s legislative agenda, the Department of Economy, Planning and Development (DEPDev) said in a statement Wednesday.
The measures, known as the Common Legislative Agenda (CLA), were adopted during LEDAC’s first meeting for the 20th Congress on Sept. 30, presided over by Marcos. The bills are aimed at driving social and economic transformation.
DEPDev Secretary and LEDAC Secretariat head Arsenio Balisacan presented a shortlist of 33 proposed measures from executive agencies, which were evaluated based on their alignment with the President’s priorities, including those outlined in his State of the Nation Address (SONA) and the Philippine Development Plan 2023-2028. An additional 11 bills were proposed by the Senate and the House of Representatives.
Two new priority measures stem directly from Marcos Jr.’s 4th SONA: amendments to the Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund Act, which seeks to improve the Fund’s responsiveness to the needs of coconut farmers and amendments to the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) Act, which aims to ensure family-beneficiaries achieve self-sufficiency before leaving the program.
The council also reaffirmed support for nine key measures carried over from the 19th Congress, including: the Department of Water Resources (DWR) Bill, the Waste-to-Energy Bill, Amendments to the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA), the National Land Use Act, Excise Tax on Single-Use Plastic, the Blue Economy Act, the Amendments to the Bank Deposits Secrecy Law, the Progressive Budgeting for Better and Modernized Governance Act, and Amendments to the Fisheries Code.
The remaining priority measures cover a broad range of areas, including education, health, social protection, agriculture, food security, governance, transparency, economic competitiveness, and digital transformation.
“We aim to sustain the strong momentum we established during the 19th Congress… we are confident in our ability to push forward a legislative agenda that delivers meaningful change and a brighter future for all Filipinos,” said Balisacan.
During the 19th Congress, 40 priority bills were enacted, marking the highest number of measures passed since the 10th Congress under the Ramos Administration.
The complete list of LEDAC common legislative agenda for the 20th Congress are as follows:
- Amendments to the Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund Act
- Amendments to the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) Act
- Department of Water Resources (DWR) Bill
- Waste-to-Energy Bill
- EPIRA Amendments: Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) Strengthening Bill
- National Land Use Act
- Excise Tax on Single-Use Plastics
- Blue Economy Act
- Amendments to the Bank Deposits Secrecy Law
- Progressive Budgeting for Better and Modernized Governance Act
- Right to Information Act
- Amendments to the Anti-Money Laundering Act
- Philippine Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Act
- Amendments to the Universal Health Care (UHC) Act
- National Center for Geriatric Health
- Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations (AICS) Act
- Amendments to the Masustansyang Pagkain Para sa Batang Pilipino Act
- Amendments to the Government Assistance to Students and Teachers in Private Education Act
- Amendments to the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act
- Amendments to the Teachers Professionalization Act
- Amendments to the Local Government Code
- General Tax Amnesty
- Extension of Estate Tax Amnesty
- Amendments to the Fisheries Code
- Amendments to the Rice Tariffication Law
- Amendments to the Downstream Oil Industry Deregulation Law
- Amendments to the Biofuels Act
- Cybersecurity Act
- Amendments to the National Building Code
- Amendments to the Magna Carta for MSMEs
- National Reintegration Bill
- Reprogramming of Seal of Good Local Governance
- Digital Payments Act
- Masterplan for Infrastructure and National Development
- Classroom-Building Acceleration Program Act
- Requiring Civil Servants to Waive Bank Secrecy
- Law on Online Gambling
- Disaster Risk Financing Insurance
- Strengthening the Bases Conversion and Development Authority
- Presidential Merit Scholarship Program
- Disqualifying Relatives of Officials (4th degree) in Government Contracts
- Fair Use of Social Media, AI and Internet Technology in Elections
- Modernizing the Bureau of Immigration
- Magna Carta for Barangays
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