Manila: Eight priority measures under the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) have reached advanced stages at the committee level in the House of Representatives, having been approved by their respective main panels and now pending comments from the committee on appropriations.
According to Philippines News Agency, upon the guidance of Speaker Faustino 'Bojie' Dy III, House Majority Leader Ferdinand Alexander 'Sandro' Marcos stated that the progress reflects steady movement in the House's legislative work. This comes as LEDAC convened last week to take stock of priority measures still in the pipeline.
Marcos emphasized that these committee-level approvals demonstrate the House's early efforts under Speaker Dy's leadership in building consensus, refining policy, and ensuring readiness of the measures for the floor. "Our focus remains on bills that directly affect education, health, food security, and social protection - areas where legislation translates into real impact for Filipino families," he said in a statement.
The bills that have been approved by their main committees and are now awaiting fiscal and funding-related comments include the modernization of the Bureau of Immigration, the proposed National Land Use Act, the creation of an Independent People's Commission, the Presidential Merit Scholarship Program, amendments to the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act, amendments to the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) Act, amendments to the Magna Carta for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, and a proposal to reset the elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.
Marcos noted that these developments build on earlier legislative gains by the House, where 12 of the 52 LEDAC priority measures have been approved on third and final reading. He further stated that the continued movement of LEDAC bills through the committee process reflects a disciplined legislative push aligned with the administration's priorities.
"The House continues to prioritize legislation that directly responds to pressing household needs, especially in the areas of education access, public health services, food affordability, and social protection," Marcos added. "The goal is to pass sound, well-vetted laws that people can actually feel in their daily lives, whether in the classroom, at the health center, or at the dinner table."
