The House of Representatives is poised to finalize two major Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) priority bills as sessions resume this week, according to House Majority Leader Sandro Marcos.
Marcos confirmed on Sunday that the National Land Use Act and the proposed amendments to the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) Act are the primary focus of the lower chamber as it enters the final stretch of the First Regular Session of the 20th Congress.
“These are not theoretical proposals anymore. These are measures that have already moved through key stages, and what they need now is sustained floor work so we can bring them across the finish line before adjournment,” Marcos said.
The National Land Use Act is designed to establish a long-awaited framework for organized land planning, while the 4Ps amendments aim to reinforce and broaden the scope of the government’s primary social protection initiative.
According to Marcos, the chamber is maintaining a “disciplined legislative pace” under House Speaker Faustino Dy III.
Before the Holy Week recess, the House had already approved 18 of the 52 LEDAC priority measures.
“A total of 18 priority measures have already been passed before the Holy Week break. Masigasig po ang inyong Kamara sa ilalim ng pamumuno ni Speaker Dy sa pagpasa ng mga prayoridad na panukala ng administrasyon. And so far, we are proud of what we have accomplished,” Marcos noted.
Among the completed priorities is the law resetting the first regular elections in the BARMM, while the bill establishing the National Center for Geriatric Health has reached the bicameral conference committee stage. Additionally, the House has placed the proposed Anti-Political Dynasty Act on the Calendar of Business.
Marcos emphasized that the coming weeks will be a crucial test of the chamber’s coordination to ensure near-complete bills do not lose steam.
“Our job now is to keep the momentum and make sure that the measures that are already close do not get left behind. The work has already been done in many of these bills. What we need now is the time and discipline to bring them to final approval,” Marcos added.