House leaders commit passage of 12 priority measures ‘in record time’

“in record time” a dozen of the 26 priority measures requested by President Duterte during his fourth State of the Nation Address .As directed by House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano, Romualdez, chairman of the House Committee on Rules, met on Wednesday with his panel members “to strategize” the immediate passage of President Duterte’s priority measures, including the 2020 national budget.

During his SONA, President Duterte asked Congress to pass the following measures: the National Land Act; Department of Disaster Resilience; Coconut Levy Fund; TRABAHO bill; Alcohol taxes; Property valuation; Capital Income Tax; Mandatory ROTC for Grades 11 and 12; Government rightsizing bill; and Energizing Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.

The Leyte lawmaker anticipates the smooth sailing passage of these bills in the House committee levels since they were already approved by the House of Representatives in the 17th Congress. Romualdez said once constituted, the committees responsible for these measures may meet for just one session and immediately refer the committee reports for plenary deliberation.“After plenary deliberations, the House may even pull a surprise and approve these measures on third reading by the last week of August or early September,” he added.

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