Rep. Marcos: House to tackle expanded LEDAC list 'without delay'

Majority Leader Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos said the House of Representatives is ready to do its part in hastening the passage of measures in the expanded Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) list.

- By ELLSON QUISMORIO and HANNAH L. TORREGOZA

“We are prepared to do our part to ensure these priority bills move without delay,” the presidential son said on Tuesday, Feb. 10, following the LEDAC meeting that was held in Malacañang.

During the meeting that was presided over by President Marcos, the LEDAC expanded its Common Legislative Agenda (CLA) from 48 to 52 priority measures.

The four bills added to the list seek to address online sexual abuse and child sexual abuse or exploitation materials (OSAEC/CSAEM), the proliferation of fake news and digital disinformation, the abolition of the travel tax, and the resetting of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) elections.

"These measures address threats that are already affecting our communities from online abuse and disinformation to the need for stability in the Bangsamoro. They deserve priority action," Rep. Marcos said.

He said placing the measures on the LEDAC priority list would accelerate its movement in Congress through close coordination between the House and the Senate.

"With its inclusion in the LEDAC agenda, we can move this forward in a more focused and coordinated way," the majority leader said.