Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” F. Zubiri (left) shakes the hand of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. (center) after delivering his first State of the Nation Address at Batasang Pambansa on July 25, 2022. Also in the photo is House Speaker Martin Romualdez. PRIB file photo / Voltaire F. Domingo
MANILA, Philippines — The Legislative Executive Development Advisory Council (Ledac) will convene on Wednesday, meeting President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to discuss past priority bills and new legislation for the second regular session of the 19th Congress.
House of Representatives Secretary General Reginald Velasco said this in an ambush interview on Tuesday after being asked about the earlier meeting between Senators and House members.
According to Velasco, the meeting earlier between Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri, and other key lawmakers was to discuss the bills that they would present to the Ledac meeting.
“Well, actually it was just a coordination meeting like this one, coordination meeting between the Senate President and the Speaker para during the Ledac meron nang consensus,” Velasco said.
“Dalawa kasi yung pinag usapan e, yung priority measures na pinag agreehan ng both houses during the last Sona and ngayon,” he added.
(Two topics were discussed: the priority measures agreed upon by both houses during the last Sona [State of the Nation Address] and the current ones.)
Meanwhile, the Ledac meeting with Marcos will be held at Malacañang at around 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
“And then itong incoming meeting tomorrow there will be new legislative measures coming from all the groups, House, Senate and then the Office of the President. So that will be announced after Ledac kung ano yung additional legislative measures,” Velasco noted.
Earlier, the Office of Speaker Romualdez released photos of the legislators discussing the priority bills for the second regular session of the 19th Congress, which will resume on July 24 — before Marcos delivers his Sona.
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The lawmakers’ meeting was held in Makati City.
According to Romualdez' office, photos were taken during the meeting earlier in Makati City.
The 2nd Regular Session of the 19th Congress would open on July 24, before President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivers his 2nd State of the Nation Address.@inquirerdotnet
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Previously, economist and Albay 2nd District Rep. Joey Salceda said that priority bills for the second regular session would be discussed before Marcos delivers his second Sona.
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