Rep. Sandro: 8 LEDAC bills close to House approval

Majority Leader Ilocos Norte 1st District Rep. Sandro Marcos reported on Monday, Feb. 16, that eight priority measures under the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) have reached an advanced stage of progress at the House of Representatives.

- By ELLSON QUISMORIO

According to Rep. Marcos, these eight measures have been approved by their respective mother panels and are now pending comments from the Committee on Appropriations.

The presidential son said the progress reflects steady movement in the House's legislative work, even as LEDAC convened last Feb. 10 under President Marcos to take stock of priority measures still in the pipeline.

"These committee-level approvals show that the House is doing the hard work early under the leadership of [House] Speaker [Faustino "Bojie"] Dy [III]-building consensus, refining policy, and making sure the measures we bring to the floor are ready," Rep. Marcos said. "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," added the second-term congressman.