MANILA, Philippines — Seventy-five laws passed by Congress have been signed by President Marcos since the beginning of his government in July 2022. Records from the House show that there are forty-five local measures, thirty bills of national importance, and four vetoed bills—the most recent of which was the Philippine National Police Reform Bill, which he rejected in June of last year.
Out of the 12,405, bills and petitions that have been filed since the 19th Congress commenced in mid-2022, the data also shows that five measures—four national bills and one local proposed legislation—have already been approved by the bicameral conference committee. In addition, the Senate has approved four bills in their original form. A total of 742 bills, including those that the House, led by Speaker Martin Romualdez, approved on third and final reading, are still waiting in the Senate.
The list of pending measures is as follows: 221 bills with national application, 2 resolutions from both houses regarding the alteration of the economic charter, 518 local application measures, and 1 joint resolution.
The House approved 1,154 measures in total, processing 4,125 bills in 149 session days, or an average of 28 legislation every day.
Priority Bills for LEDAC
The Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) was informed by Speaker Romualdez last month that all of President Marcos’s prioritized measures had been approved by the House of Representatives. “The House of the People has done its homework,” Romualdez declared, pointing out that all 20 of the key LEDAC measures that were intended to be passed by the end of June 2024 had been adopted by the chamber on the third and final reading in March, three months ahead of schedule.
Regarding the key legislative recommendations of the President and the LEDAC, Romualdez stated that the House is currently awaiting action from the Senate.
