House OKs 2 LEDAC priority bills
MANILA, Philippines — Three House bills have been approved on third and final reading, including two priority measures listed by the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC).
Priority measures are House Bills 8466 (National Land Use Act) and 8647 (amendments expanding the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program Act).
Also approved on Tuesday was HB 7704 (expanding prohibited acts of discrimination against women).
HB 8466 will create a National Land Use Commission to resolve land-use conflicts.
“For decades, this reform has been delayed. The message is clear. We are ready to finally address how we utilize our land for the benefit of future generations,” Speaker Faustino Dy III said.
“This is one of those bills that people may not talk about every day, but they will feel it when farms are protected, homes are built in safer places, roads are planned better and communities are spared from avoidable disasters,” House Majority Leader Sandro Marcos said.
Rep. Martin Romualdez, one of the bill’s principal authors, said HB 8466 gives the government a clearer way to balance development with protection, especially in a country where poor land-use decisions often end up hurting farmers, settlers, commuters and disaster-prone communities.
House OKs 2 LEDAC priority bills
Delon Porcalla
MANILA, Philippines — Three House bills have been approved on third and final reading, including two priority measures listed by the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC).
Priority measures are House Bills 8466 (National Land Use Act) and 8647 (amendments expanding the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program Act).
Also approved on Tuesday was HB 7704 (expanding prohibited acts of discrimination against women).
HB 8466 will create a National Land Use Commission to resolve land-use conflicts.
“For decades, this reform has been delayed. The message is clear. We are ready to finally address how we utilize our land for the benefit of future generations,” Speaker Faustino Dy III said.
“This is one of those bills that people may not talk about every day, but they will feel it when farms are protected, homes are built in safer places, roads are planned better and communities are spared from avoidable disasters,” House Majority Leader Sandro Marcos said.
Rep. Martin Romualdez, one of the bill’s principal authors, said HB 8466 gives the government a clearer way to balance development with protection, especially in a country where poor land-use decisions often end up hurting farmers, settlers, commuters and disaster-prone communities.
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