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Development Advisory Council as priority measures of the Marcos administration before its session adjourns for the Holy Week recess, Speaker Martin G. Romualdez said Wednesday.Speaker Martin Romualdez thanked all House Members for the approval on third and final reading 23 out of 31 priority measures Wednesday evening ahead of its Holy Week recess from March 23 until May 7.Lawmakers will continue working on remaining priority legislation even during the congressional break.
Romualdez said out of the 23 measures approved by the House, two had been signed into law by President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr., while the remaining eight bills in the LEDAC priority list are under advanced stages of deliberation. “We have responded positively to the President’s call for legislation that would hasten the country’s recovery from the pandemic, sustain our economic growth, and implement his Agenda for Prosperity,” the Speaker added.
Unified Initiatives to Distressed Enterprises for Economic Recovery, National Citizens Service Training Program, and Rightsizing the National Government. “We are working double time to pass the remaining eight LEDAC measures and our own priority bills. We are confident of approving them on third and final reading before the sine die break,” Romualdez said.
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