8 measures added to Ledac list

MANILA, Philippines — Eight more pieces of legislation have been included by Speaker Faustino Dy III to President Marcos’ 33 Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) priority measures.

During the first LEDAC meeting of the 20th Congress in Malacañang on Tuesday, Dy presented eight new measures for possible inclusion in the LEDAC priority list, among them a Disaster Risk Financing and Insurance Framework to ensure swift and transparent calamity response and a bill to strengthen the Bases Conversion and Development Authority by extending its corporate life and opening select lands for development.

The House is also pushing a Presidential Merit Scholarship Program to reward outstanding graduates from low- and middle-income families and a bill disqualifying relatives of officials up to the fourth degree from government contracts to strengthen integrity in public service.

To safeguard democracy, the chamber seeks to regulate digital campaigning through a Fair Use of Social Media, AI and Internet Technology in elections.

The House also proposes to modernize the Bureau of Immigration by professionalizing its ranks, adding visa categories and upgrading border security.

The proposed Rice Industry and Consumer Empowerment Act, on the other hand, aims to stabilize prices and empower the National Food Authority, while the Magna Carta for Barangays will institutionalize long-overdue benefits and ensure resources for local officials and communities.

The Speaker reported that out of the 33 measures identified by the executive, 32 have already been filed in the House.