House to tackle Anti-Political Dynasty Bill, 16 other LEDAC measures when sessions resume

House Majority Leader Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos said the Anti-Political Dynasty Bill is one of 17 Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) measures that are docketed for committee deliberation.

- By ELLSON QUISMORIO

Rep. Marcos confirmed this ahead of the resumption of sessions on Jan. 26 following the month-long holiday break.

The 16 other measures that will be tackled at the committee level are the amendments to the Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund Act; the general tax amnesty bill; the proposed law on online gambling; the masterplan for infrastructure and national development; the Progressive Budgeting for Better and Modernized Governance Act; the measure disqualifying relatives of officials up to the fourth degree from certain government contracts; the Cybersecurity Act; the Digital Payments Act; the bill on fair use of social media, artificial intelligence and Internet technology in elections; the Magna Carta for Barangays; amendments to the Downstream Oil Industry Deregulation Law; amendments to the Biofuels Act; the proposal requiring civil servants to waive bank secrecy; amendments to the Anti-Money Laundering Act; the Citizen Access and Disclosure of Expenditures for National Accountability (CADENA) Act; and the Party-list System Reform Act.

"Our target when we return from recess is to move as many of the social protection, health, education and good governance measures up the pipeline, from TWG (technical working group) briefings to committee reports, then to the floor," Rep. Marcos said.

"LEDAC is not a separate track from the people's priorities; these are the same bills that touch classrooms, hospitals, barangay halls, rice prices and jobs," the presidential son stressed.

The Anti-Political Dynasty Bill is one of the longest sought measures in the history of the legislature.