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LEDAC includes more bills in Common Legislative Agenda to hit PDP targets, advance socioeconomic goals – NEDA The Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) included 11 additional bills to the Common Legislative Agenda (CLA) of the 19th Congress to further advance the attainment of the social and economic transformation agenda outlined in the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2023-2028. During its 3rd meeting for the 19th Congress held on September 20, 2023, the LEDAC, chaired by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., adopted 11 priority bills to help achieve the development targets in various areas outlined in the PDP. These areas include government efficiency, national defense, and infrastructure development. “The timely passage of these priority bills will bring us closer to building a prosperous, inclusive, and resilient society for Filipinos,” said Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), who was tasked to present an overview of the new bills for inclusion in the CLA. Seven out of the 11 bills were mentioned by the President as priority measures during his second State of the Nation Address in July. Among these seven bills were the amendments to the Government Procurement Reform Act, as presented by the Department of Budget and Management. The salient provisions of the measure aim to further improve and expedite the government’s procurement process, as well as address the procurement challenges experienced on the ground. Meanwhile, the Department of Finance also presented the proposed amendments to the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) Act, which include reforms on the VAT refund system and on the strengthening of the tax administration and governance provisions. The President of the Philippines chairs the LEDAC, while NEDA serves as its secretariat. It is a consultative and advisory body on specific programs and policies that are crucial for achieving the goals of the national economy. It also serves as a platform to facilitate high-level policy discussions on vital issues and concerns that impact national development. Annex: List of new bills approved by the LEDAC on September 20, 2023
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Senate, House commit to passing all admin priority legislations by June 2024 March 19, 2024 Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri made a commitment to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday to pass all the legislative measures being pushed by the administration by June this year. “Magandang balita, marami dito sa request ng ating Pangulo, sa LEDAC (Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council) nga na-approve na namin both Houses of Congress at nasa final stages na. Either pirma na lang ng Pangulo, or nasa Bicameral Conference Committee Meetings na lang, which is going to be a law very, very soon,” Zubiri said following the 4th LEDAC meeting in Malacanang. “So, mayroon pa kaming, of course, utang dahil hindi pa namin natatapos. But we committed to the President all 23 measures, hopefully will be done by June before the Senate break or sine die break. So ‘yan ang commitment namin sa House of Representatives together with the President. But we’re on track to pass all of these by June.” Zubiri said fifteen of the measures will be completed before the Senate’s Sine die adjournment and the remaining eight will be passed by June. On the part of the House of Representatives, House Speaker Martin Romualdez said all the LEDAC priority measures have been completed and were transmitted to the Senate. “At ‘yung dahilan kung bakit nauna po kami kaya kailangan tapusin naman natin talaga yung House bago i-akyat natin sa Senate. Kaya parati nating tinutukan ‘yung ating mga LEDAC priority measures para hindi madedelay ang deliberasyon sa Senate kaya parating–hindi naman sa minamadali pero ino- overtime talaga natin sa House,” Romuladez said. During the 6th LEDAC Technical Working Group Meeting on January 16, 2024, 21 bills were identified as priority measures for passage by June this year but were eventually narrowed down to 15 considering the limited remaining session days. The LEDAC, however, moved to add five more priority measures that will support social and economic initiatives to be passed by June 2024. These include Open Access in Digital Transmission Act, Enterprise-based Education Programme (Apprenticeship Act), CREATE More, An Act Creating the Department of Water Management and Amendments to the Universal Health Care Act. Among the 15 priority measures for passage by the end of June include the Amendments to Anti-Agricultural Smuggling Act/Anti-Agricultural Economic Sabotage Act, Self-Reliant Defense Posture Act, Philippine Maritime Zones Act, Real Property Valuation and Assessment Reform Act, Philippine Ecosystem and Natural Capital Accounting System (PENCAS), and the Negros Island Region Act. Also on the list include the Anti-Financial Accounts Scamming Act, Value Added Tax on Digital Services, Amendments to the Government Procurement Reform Act, Blue Economy Act, Waste-to-Energy Bill, Mandatory Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) and National Service Training Program (NSTP), Unified System of Separation, Retirement, and Pension of Military and Uniformed Personnel, E-Government Act/E-Governance Act, and Academic Recovery and Accessible Learning (ARAL) Program Act. Of the 57 total number of Common Legislative Agenda bills for the 19th Congress, 14 have been signed into law while 43 are remaining. Signed into law were SIM Card Registration Act, Postponement of Barangay/SK elections, Strengthening Professionalism in the AFP, New Agrarian Emancipation Act, Maharlika Investment Fund, Trabaho Para sa Bayan Act, Public-Private Partnership Code of the Philippines, Regional Specialty Centers, Automatic Income Classification of LGUs, Internet Transactions Act, Ease of Paying Taxes Act, Tatak Pinoy (Proudly Filipino) Act, Philippine Salt Industry Development Act and New Philippine Passport Act. Source: https://mirror.pco.gov.ph/news_releases/senate-house-commit-to-passing-all-admin-priority-legislations-by-june-2024/ |
14 PBBM priority measures enacted into lawBy Darryl John Esguerra March 19, 2024, 6:15 pm MANILA – A total of 14 priority measures of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. that were included in the Common Legislative Agenda (CLA) of the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) have so far been enacted into law, Malacañang said Tuesday. In a statement, the Palace said there are currently 43 remaining CLA bills that have yet to be passed into law. The enacted priority measures were the SIM Card Registration Act; Postponement of Barangay/SK elections; Strengthening Professionalism in the AFP (Armed Forces of the Philippines); New Agrarian Emancipation Act; Maharlika Investment Fund; Trabaho Para sa Bayan Act; Public-Private Partnership Code of the Philippines; Regional Specialty Centers; Automatic Income Classification of Local Government Units; Internet Transactions Act; Ease of Paying Taxes Act; Tatak Pinoy (Proudly Filipino) Act; Philippine Salt Industry Development Act; and New Philippine Passport Act. Earlier this year, 21 bills were identified by the LEDAC as “priority measures” for passage by June this year but were eventually narrowed down to 15 considering the limited remaining session days. The LEDAC, however, moved to add five more priority measures that will support social and economic initiatives to be passed by June 2024. These include Open Access in Digital Transmission Act, Enterprise-based Education Program (Apprenticeship Act), CREATE MORE (Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises to Maximize Opportunities for Reinvigorating the Economy), An Act Creating the Department of Water Management, and Amendments to the Universal Health Care Act. Remaining priority bills During the LEDAC meeting, Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri committed to passing all the administration’s priority measures by June this year. “So ‘yan ang commitment namin sa (That is the commitment we gave the) House of Representatives together with the President. But we’re on track to pass all of these by June,” he said. Meanwhile, House Speaker Martin Romualdez said all the LEDAC priority measures have been completed and transmitted to the Senate. “At ‘yung dahilan kung bakit nauna po kami kaya kailangan tapusin naman natin talaga yung House bago i-akyat natin sa Senate. Kaya parati nating tinutukan ‘yung ating mga LEDAC priority measures para hindi madedelay ang deliberasyon sa Senate kaya parating hindi naman sa minamadali pero ino-overtime talaga natin sa House (We really have to finish it first at the House before we elevate it to the Senate. That is why we always focus on LEDAC priority measures so deliberations at the Senate won’t get delayed. We are not really rushing but we always work overtime at the House),” Romualdez said. Among the 15 priority measures for passage by the end of June are the Amendments to Anti-Agricultural Smuggling Act/Anti-Agricultural Economic Sabotage Act, Self-Reliant Defense Posture Act, Philippine Maritime Zones Act, Real Property Valuation and Assessment Reform Act, Philippine Ecosystem and Natural Capital Accounting System (PENCAS), and the Negros Island Region Act. Also on the list are the Anti-Financial Accounts Scamming Act; Value-Added Tax on Digital Services; Amendments to the Government Procurement Reform Act; Blue Economy Act; Waste-to-Energy Bill; Mandatory Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) and National Service Training Program (NSTP); Unified System of Separation, Retirement, and Pension of Military and Uniformed Personnel; E-Government Act/E-Governance Act; and Academic Recovery and Accessible Learning (ARAL) Program Act. Source: https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1221128 |
Source: https://mirror.pco.gov.ph/news_releases/senate-house-commit-to-passing-all-admin-priority-legislations-by-june-2024/ |
