Of the 48 priority measures identified by the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC), the House of Representatives has already approved on third and final reading 12 measures, putting President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s reform agenda at the center of the chamber’s work in the first regular session of the 20th Congress.
Ilocos Norte Rep. Ferdinand Alexander Marcos, a Majority Leader, said on Sunday that the LEDAC scorecard capped a busy first regular session that saw 7,030 bills and 645 resolutions filed, 86 measures approved, and 584 measures processed by House committees and the plenary in just 22 session days.
“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 said.
Congress has produced one national law transmitted to the Chief Executive—the P6.793-trillion 2026 General Appropriations Act—and has generated 52 adopted resolutions and approved 32 others.
The numbers reflected “a House that is trying to match the pace of the challenges facing the country,” with LEDAC priorities serving as the spine of the chamber’s reform workload, the younger Marcos said.
Out of the 48-item LEDAC list, 12 bills were approved on third reading, while five measures were approved by committees and are awaiting comments from the appropriations and ways and means panels.
Fifteen measures were under technical working group or committee deliberation, while 17 measures were lined up for full committee hearings.
Marcos identified 12 LEDAC measures already passed on third and final reading: amendments to the Electric Power Industry Reform Act to strengthen the Energy Regulatory Commission’s oversight and consumer protection powers; the waste-to-energy bill; the National Center for Geriatric Health bill; amendments to the Government Assistance to Students and Teachers in Private Education Act; the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations Act; amendments to the National Building Code; the Blue Economy Act; the National Reintegration Bill; amendments to the Teachers Professionalization Act; the extension of the estate tax amnesty period; the Department of Water Resources bill; and amendments to the Bank Deposits Secrecy Law.
“These are big structural reforms, from land use to immigration to scholarships, and we want to make sure that when they reach the plenary, their funding and fiscal implications are fully worked out,” he said.
