Of the 2,929 measures processed, a total of 96 measures were enacted into law – 30 of which were of national significance while 60 were of local significance, and two were Joint Resolutions of Congress. Meanwhile, a total of 9,826 House measures were filed since the start of the 17th Congress, consisting of 7,826 House Bills and 2,000 House Resolutions. In two separate joint resolutions, the House and the Senate also worked together to “ease the plight of the poor and the lowly-paid public servants” with the enactment last May 9 of House Joint Resolution 15 and its counterpart Senate Joint Resolution 8, as Joint Resolution No. With this joint resolution, housing units intended for the uniformed services that remained unused were made available to qualified poor beneficiaries. Approved on third reading were 160 national bills, 268 local bills and one joint resolution.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer June 06, 2018 08:26 UTC