18 of 52 priority House bills passedWorkers do renovation works around the House of Representatives within the Batasang Pambansa Complex in Quezon City on July 3, 2024. MANILA, Philippines — About one-third of 52 priority pieces of legislation listed by the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) have been passed by the House of Representatives before Congress went on a Lenten break. Delivering his closing speech before Congress adjourned for its Holy Week recess, Speaker Faustino Dy III credited the collective effort of House members for sustaining legislative momentum. Ilocos Norte Rep. Sandro Marcos said the House’s LEDAC record shows that the chamber has not allowed the session calendar to blunt its momentum on measures tied to economic reform, public services, education, governance and social protection. Other LEDAC priority measures that have been passed are the amendments to the Teachers Professionalization Act; extension of Estate Tax Amnesty period; Department of Water Resources Bill; amendments to the Bank Deposits Secrecy Law; Travel tax abolition; Digital Payments Act; amendments to the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act; Presidential Merit Scholarship program, and amendments to the Biofuels Act.

Source: Philippine Star March 22, 2026 16:06 UTC