The House of Representatives has approved 23 of 31 or 74% of the priority measures of the Marcos administration on third and final reading, Speaker Martin Romualdez of Leyte said.
Amendments to Build-Operate-Transfer LawEstablishment of Eastern Visayas Development AuthorityGovernment Financial Institutions Unified Initiatives to Distressed Enterprises for Economic Recovery Act“These measures were already transmitted to the Senate.
We have done our share in passing important pieces of legislation that will help the country recover from the crippling impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and external shocks that adversely affect the economy and the nation,” Romualdez said.The eight other LEDAC bills pending in the House are:Establishment of Department of Water Resources and Services and Creation of Water Regulatory CommissionNational Defense Act“We are working double time to pass the remaining eight LEDAC measures.
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