Congress leaders assure PGMA of the passage of 17 administration bills

House Speaker Prospero Nograles assured President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo today that the House of Representatives would pass at least 17 bills under the administration’s Common Legislative Agenda (CLA).

Nograles made the assurance during the joint Legislative-Executive and Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) and National Price Coordinating Council (NPCC) meeting in Malacanang Tuesday, which the President presided over.

Press Secretary and Presidential Spokesman Ignacio R. Bunye said House leaders promised to pass on or before May 1, the cheaper quality medicines bill and the income tax exemption for the minimum wage earners from paying income tax.

Bunye said nine senators, 13 congressmen, and sectoral representatives were present during the joint LEDAC and NPCC meeting.

He noted that aside from Congress, the Senate under the leadership of Senate President Manny Villar is equally determined to be part of the solutions to the country’s rice problem by passing 17 priority bills.

“I believe everybody is interested and is looking for solutions. That is a good start,” Bunye said describing the atmosphere during the meeting.

The administration’s Common Legislative Agenda (CLA) to be targeted for passage before end of the first regular session of the 14th Congress in June 2008 are proposed measures on:

1. Affordable Quality Medicines
2. Credit Information System
3. Establishment of the Personal Equity Retirement Account (PERA)
4. The bill amending the Customs Brokers Act
5. The bill imposing stiffer penalties for Illegal Possession of Explosives
6. Amendments to the EPIRA Law
7. Renewable Energy
8. National Tourism Policy
9. Amnesty Proclamation
10. Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) Extension with Credit Access Mechanism
11. Income Tax Exemption for Minimum Wage Earners
12. Consumer Protection
13. Amendments to the Ombudsman Charter
14. Witness Protection
15. Anti-Smuggling Act
16. Magna Carta for Women
17. Fire Protection Modernization

The LEDAC meeting, the first for this year, also discussed the rice problem and measures to mitigate the impact on the lives of the people of the rising prices of other commodities.

TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 2008


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News na lang muna...prepare pa ko para sa Public Hearing bukas sa Senate tungkol sa Magna Carta of Women. Marami kong naiisip sa ngayon pero ayusin ko muna flow ng thoughts ko. Na-excite lang ako sa balitang ito! :)