President Benigno S. Aquino III will convene the Legislative Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) next month where they will be discussing updates on the pending proposed legislative measures and the presentation of the Philippine Development Plan.
In a radio interview over government-run radio station dzRB Radyo ng Bayan, Presidential Deputy Spokesperson Abigail Valte said that part of the agenda in the second LEDAC meeting on July 12 were the updates on the common legislative agenda and the master plan for the country’s development efforts.
“Sa akin pong pagkakaalam ay magkakaroon po ng update doon sa common legislative agenda noong mga miyembro po ng LEDAC at magkakaroon po ng presentation nung Philippine Development Plan,” Valte said.
At present, Valte said, there would be no additional proposed measures to the 19 pending bills but the council would discuss the updates on those submitted during the first LEDAC meeting held last Feb. 27.
During the first LEDAC meeting, the Chief Executive presented 22 priority bills to the members of Congress.
Among the priority bills passed by Congress since the first LEDAC meeting include the postponement of elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Armm), the Government-Owned and Controlled Corporations Act of 2011, the extension of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (Epira) and the removal of the prohibition on night work for women.