MANILA, Philippines – Naaprubahan na ng Kamara ang 31 panukalang batas mula sa kabuuang 42 na pawang kabilang sa prayoridad ng administrasyong Marcos at ng Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC).
Ang pinakahuli sa mga naipasa sa ikatlo at huling pagbasa ay ang 30-year National Infrastructure Program Bill at National Land Use Act.
“We are proud of our collective accomplishment – 31 out of 42 and counting. As of today, we have achieved a significant part of our goal in less than a year of session,” ayon kay Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez.
Dagdag pa ng speaker na ang mga nabanggit panukala ay layuning masuportahan ang plano at adhikain ni Pangulong Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. Upang mapanatili na gumagalaw at nakababangon ang ekonomiya ng bansa sa pamamagitan ng paglikha sa maraming trabaho at iba pang oportunidad sa mga Pilipino.
“I thank our colleagues for their hard work, as well as the various political parties in the House which have committed to support the passage of priority measures determined by the President and the LEDAC and the House itself.”
Ang panukalang 2023-2052 National Infrastructure Program ay nakapaloob sa House Bill (HB) No. 8078 na ang layunin ay “institutionalize the ‘Build Better More’ program of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to support a strong economy through a resilient and reliable national infrastructure network.”
“It will be an all-encompassing program covering not only public works like roads, bridges and expressways, which we commonly refer to as infrastructure, but also energy, water resources, information and technology, agri-fisheries, food logistics, and socially-oriented structures such as school buildings and other educational facilities,” dagdag pa ni Romuadez.
Layunin naman ng panukalang National Land Use Act (HB No. 8162) ay ang mapatatag ang national land use policy na taon ng ginugugol sa pagbuo dito.
“This is a long-awaited measure and the President knows its importance. Through this proposed law, the government will have the tool to properly identify land use and allocation patterns in all parts of the country.”
Sa kabuuang 42 LEDAC bills, tatlo dito ay nilagdaan na ni Pangulong Marcos at ganap ng batas kabilang dito ang SIM (subscriber identify module) Registration Act, ang panukalang nagpapaliban sa barangay at Sangguniang Kabataan elections hanggang sa buwan ng October ng taong ito at ang pag-amienda sa fixed-terms ng Armed Forces of the Philippines chief of staff at iba pang high-ranking officers ng AFP.
Samantala, ang mga naaprubahang panukala namanm sa ikatlo at huling pagbasa ay ang Magna Carta of Seafarers, E-Governance Act / E Government Act, Negros Island Region, Virology Institute of the Philippines, Passive Income and Financial Intermediary Taxation Act, National Disease Prevention Management Authority or Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Medical Reserve Corps, Philippine Passport Act; Internet Transaction Act / E Commerce Law, Waste-to-Energy Bill, Free Legal Assistance for Police and Soldiers, Apprenticeship Act, Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) Law, Magna Carta of Barangay Health Workers, Valuation Reform, Eastern Visayas Development Authority, Leyte Ecological Industrial Zone, Government Financial Institutions Unified Initiatives to Distressed Enterprises for Economic Recovery, National Citizens Service Training Program, at ang National Government Rightsizing.
Nasa pagbusisi naman ngayon ng Senado ang Maharlika Investment o Sovereign Fund bill na inakda ni Speaker Romualdez na ngayon ay sertipikadong “urgent” na ng Pangulo. Meliza Maluntag
