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MANILA, Philippines — Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez and Cavite Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. on Sunday celebrated the House of Representatives’ net satisfaction rating in a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey, commending fellow lawmakers for their hard work.
According to Romualdez in a statement, the SWS survey results were “very encouraging” and would serve as an inspiration for him and the House Members to work even harder.
“We will continue to work tirelessly to help realize the 8-point socioeconomic agenda of President [Ferdinand] Marcos [Jr.] and deliver on our mandate to provide meaningful and responsive solutions meant to uplift the lives of the Filipino people,” Romualdez said.
He then expressed thanks to members of the Congress’ low chamber for their cooperation in advancing measures that address people’s needs.
“With all humility, thank you for the continued trust and confidence in me,” he added.
Meanwhile, Barzaga, for his part, attributed the satisfactory ratings to the chamber’s set of leaders who prioritized important legislation for the welfare of the nation.
“I am very glad that the Filipino people recognize our hard work here in the House of Representatives. But let me clarify that we do not work to get recognition. We work because it is our sworn duty and mandate,” Barzaga said.
“And also, this is due to the goals and objectives set by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. during his first State of the Nation Address. I think we are almost done with his legislative priorities,” he added.
So far, the House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading 23 of 31 bills identified by the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) as priority measures of the Marcos administration, two of which have already been signed into law by Marcos — the SIM Registration Act and the bill postponing the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections to October this year.
Meanwhile, the eight other pending LEDAC bills in the House are the Regional Specialty Hospitals (for second reading approval), Enabling Law for the Natural Gas Industry (under technical working group or TWG deliberation), National Land Use Act (TWG); Department of Water Resources and Services and Creation of Water Regulatory Commission (TWG), Electric Power Industry Reform Act (for committee deliberation), Budget Modernization (for committee deliberation), National Defense Act (for committee deliberation), and Unified System of Separation, Retirement and Pension for Uniformed Personnel (also for committee deliberation).
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