Congress was asked to accelerate work on several reform proposals after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. identified four priority measures during a Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council meeting on Tuesday, according to the Palace.
Press officer Claire Castro told reporters that the President singled out the Anti-Dynasty Bill, the Independent People’s Commission Act, the Party-list System Reform Act, and the Citizens Access and Disclosure of Expenditures for National Accountability (CADENA) Act, which seeks to institutionalize transparency in handling public funds.
Castro said, “In a LEDAC 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.”
Top congressional officials, including Senate President Vicente Sotto III, House Speaker Faustino Dy III, Majority Leader Sandro Marcos, and other legislative leaders, were present during the discussions, she added.
She also noted, “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.”
