Senado at Kamara, inilatag ang mga panukalang batas na prayoridad na maipasa bago magtapos ang sesyon
Senado at Kamara, inilatag ang mga panukalang batas na prayoridad na maipasa bago magtapos ang sesyon
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00:00The State discussed 25 priority bills that were agreed upon by the Congress last year
00:07in the 5th LEDAC meeting yesterday in Malacanang,
00:10which was led by President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.
00:14The details in the report of Allan Francisco.
00:20In the 5th Legislative Executive Development Advisory Council or LEDAC meeting yesterday in Malacanang,
00:26which was led by President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.,
00:29the priority bills that were agreed upon by the Senate and the House of Representatives
00:35will be passed before the current session ends.
00:38This includes the reform of the Philippine Capital Markets,
00:42Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act,
00:44Amendments to the Right-of-Way Act,
00:46Excise Tax on Single-Use Plastics,
00:49and Rationalization of the Mining Fiscal Regime.
00:52There are also Amendments to the Electric Power Industry Reform Act or IPIRA,
00:57Department of Water Resources,
00:59Create More Act,
01:01Amendments to the Foreign Investors Long-Term Lease Act,
01:04and Amendments to the Rice Tarification Law.
01:06For the second list of priorities are the Blue Economy Act,
01:10Enterprise-Based Education and Training Framework Act,
01:14Amendments to the Universal Health Care Act,
01:17Open Access in Data Transmission Act,
01:19Waste-to-Energy Bill,
01:21Mandatory Reserve Officers Training Corps or ROTC,
01:24and Unified System of Separation, Retirement, and Pensionability in Uniformed Personnel.
01:30Also included are the E-Government Act or E-Governance Act,
01:34Amendments to the Agrarian Reform Law,
01:36and the Philippine Immigration Act.
01:38The other priority bills that are in the advanced stages of deliberation
01:42are the Anti-Agricultural Economic Sabotage Act,
01:45Amendments to the Government Procurement Reform Act,
01:49Anti-Financial Accounts Scamming Act,
01:51Self-Reliant Defense Posture Revitalization Act,
01:55and Philippine Maritime Zones Act.
01:58Also included are the Academic Recovery and Accessible Learning or Aral Program Act,
02:03and VAT on Digital Services,
02:05and New Government Auditing Code.
02:07As of now, 17 bills have been passed to become law
02:11from the 59 LEDAC Common Legislative Agenda Bills
02:14that are planned to be passed in the 19th Congress.
02:17Senate President Francis Escudero is positive
02:20that the passing of the so-called bills
02:22will help in supporting the socio-economic transformation
02:26of the administration of President Marcos.
02:28House Speaker Martin Romualdez also gave
02:31the importance of these legislative measures
02:34to the development of the country,
02:35which was pointed out by President Marcos.
02:38House Speaker Romualdez is also confident
02:40in the new Senate Leader.
02:42The LEDAC serves as the President's consultative and advisory body
02:46when it comes to programs and policies
02:48that can be used to implement the aspirations of the country.
02:51Meanwhile, in his social media post,
02:54President Marcos announced the approval
02:56of the Philippine Digital Infrastructure Program.
02:59This was discussed in their 18th NEDA
03:02or National Economic and Development Authority Meeting.
03:06Alan Francisco for Pabansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.