18 of 20 Ledac priority bills OKd; 2 others by Sept. – Romualdez

MANILA, Philippines —   The two remaining priority bills of the Legislative Executive Development Advisory Council (Ledac) will be approved by the House of Representatives before September ends, Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez said on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, the proposed Philippine Salt Industry Development Act is currently being deliberated at the bicameral conference committee; the Trabaho Para sa Bayan (National Employment Recovery Strategy) was transmitted to Malacañang for the President’s signature, and the Automatic Income Classification Act for Local Government Units is also ready for transmittal.

Romualdez also reported that the House will exert all effort to pass the P5.768 trillion proposed 2024 national budget or the General Appropriations Bill before session ends on September 30.

“The House commits to exert all efforts to continuously deliberate on the GAB to meet its target passage on third and final reading by next week, Wednesday, September 27, 2023,” Romualdez said.

“These accomplishments are made possible, of course, through the hard work and commitment of the Members of the House, as well as the cooperation of the Executive,” he added.

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