JUNE 25, 2025 – The 19th Congress, in close collaboration with the Marcos Administration, has passed 40 priority bills under the Common Legislative Agenda (CLA) identified by the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC). This marks the highest number of priority measures passed since the 10th Congress during the Ramos Administration.
Before the 19th Congress adjourned sine die on June 11, 2025, the Senate and House of Representatives ratified the reconciled versions of seven priority bills under the CLA, namely:
- Government Optimization Act
- Liberalizing the Lease of Private Lands by Foreign Investors
- E-Governance Act
- Konektadong Pinoy Act
- Virology Institute of the Philippines
- Accelerated and Reformed Right-of-Way (ARROW) Act
- Enhanced Fiscal Regime for Large-Scale Metallic Mining Act
Once signed by the President, these seven bills will be added to the 33 measures already enacted under the CLA, raising the total to 40.
The Department of Economy, Planning, and Development (DEPDev) highlighted that this significant achievement in legislative productivity was enabled by strengthened collaboration and cooperation between the executive and legislative branches during the 19th Congress.
“This achievement would not have been possible without the heightened synergy between the Senate and the House of Representatives. We extend our sincere gratitude to Senate Presidents Francis Escudero and Juan Miguel Zubiri, and House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, for their unwavering commitment to advancing our country’s legislative agenda for a brighter future for all Filipinos,” said Economy, Planning, and Development Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan.
The 33 enacted measures include landmark economic and tax reforms such as the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Code of the Philippines, the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises to Maximize Opportunities for Reinvigorating the Economy (CREATE MORE) Act, the Real Property Valuation and Assessment Reform Act, the Capital Markets Efficiency Promotion Act, the Trabaho Para sa Bayan Act, and the Tatak Pinoy Act.
Moreover, critical measures on social development, particularly in education, such as the Academic Recovery and Accessible Learning Program Act and the Enterprise-Based Education and Training Framework Act, as well as measures to boost agricultural productivity such as the New Agrarian Emancipation Act, the Anti-Agricultural Economic Sabotage Act, and the Amendments to the Agricultural Tariffication Act were also signed into law.
“As we look ahead to the 20th Congress, we are hopeful for continued momentum in advancing our legislative agenda. In particular, DEPDev fully supports the passage of the Department of Water Resources Bill and the proposed National Land Use Act, as part of our thrust to complete the groundwork for more efficient governance and sustainable development in the years ahead,” said Balisacan, the country’s chief economist and head of the LEDAC Secretariat.
Since 1992, DEPDev (formerly the National Economic and Development Authority or NEDA) has served as the principal secretariat to the LEDAC, the President’s consultative and advisory body on programs and policies essential to the realization of the goals of the national economy.
[Read more: LEDAC COMMON LEGISLATIVE AGENDA (CLA) FOR THE 19TH CONGRESS]
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