MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has directed Congress to prioritize the passage of four proposed legislative measures, including the anti-dynasty bill, Palace press officer Claire Castro announced on Tuesday.
Below are the proposed bills that Marcos wants to be prioritized, as enumerated by Castro to reporters:
* Anti-dynasty bill
* Independent People’s Commission Act
* Party-list System Reform Act
* Citizens Access and Disclosure of Expenditures for National Accountability (CADENA) Act — to institutionalize transparency and accountability in public finance.
“In a LEDAC [Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council] Meeting this morning, [the President] also instructed both Houses to take a closer look at the four bills, and prioritize the passage as soon as possible,” Castro said.
Present during the meeting were Senate President Vicente Sotto III, House Speaker Faustino Dy III, Majority Leader Sandro Marcos, and other congressional leaders, she added.
“The LEDAC also agreed on the timelines for the passage of the General Appropriations Bill and the submission of the enrolled bill for the President’s signing into law,” Castro also said. (Luisa Cabato © Philippine Daily Inquirer)
