President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and Congress leaders identified 44 priority legislative measures they wanted to be passed in the next three years.
The President convened on Tuesday the first full meeting of the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (Ledac) for the 20th Congress at Malacañang.
According to a news release from the Presidential Communications Office (PCO), the executive and legislative branches decided to make good governance and transparency to be among Common Legislative Agenda for the current Congress.
Among the key measures are the Progressive Budgeting Act, the Right to Information Act or the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, amendments to the Anti-Money Laundering Act, and a comprehensive review of the Local Government Code.
‘These, together with the proposed tax amnesties, reforms on civil service accountability such as requiring bank secrecy waivers, and the Magna Carta for Barangays, are intended to modernize institutions, strengthen fiscal responsibility, and promote accountability,’ the PCO said.
Malacañang earlier called on lawmakers to pass the FOI bill amid the clamor for transparency and accountability in the flood-control projects.
‘In a nation like ours, where natural disasters are an ever-present threat, access to environmental data is not just a matter of governance-it is a matter of survival,’ PCO Secretary Dave Gomez said during the opening of the Global Conference of the International Day for Universal Access to Information (IDUAI) on Tuesday.
‘Through technology, we must ensure that communities, especially the most vulnerable, have the information they need to stay safe, plan, and thrive,’ he added.
According to PCO, President Marcos emphasized that amendments to the Local Government Code and the Rice Tariffication Law should be prioritized and crafted comprehensively, ‘ensuring that governance efficiency and agricultural competitiveness remain central to the nation’s progress.’
A total of 44 measures were listed under the Ledac Common Legislative Agenda for the 20th Congress (2025 to 2028):
1. Amendments to the Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund Act 2. Amendments to the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) Act 3. Department of Water Resources (DWR) Bill 4. Waste-to-Energy Bill 5. EPIRA Amendments: Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) Strengthening Bill 6. National Land Use Act 7. Excise Tax on Single-Use Plastics 8. Blue Economy Act 9. Amendments to the Bank Deposits Secrecy Law 10. Progressive Budgeting for Better and Modernized Governance Act 11. Right to Information Act 12. Amendments to the Anti-Money Laundering Act 13. Philippine Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Act 14. Amendments to the Universal Health Care (UHC) Act 15. National Center for Geriatric Health 16. Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations (AICS) Act 17. Amendments to the Masustansyang Pagkain Para sa Batang Pilipino Act 18. Amendments to the Government Assistance to Students and Teachers in Private Education Act 19. Amendments to the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act 20. Amendments to the Teachers Professionalization Act 21. Amendments to the Local Government Code (Comprehensive) 22. General Tax Amnesty 23. Extension of Estate Tax Amnesty 24. Amendments to the Fisheries Code 25. Amendments to the Rice Tariffication Law or Rice Industry and Consumer Empowerment (RICE) Act, including AAES Act minor amendments (Comprehensive) 26. Amendments to the Downstream Oil Industry Deregulation Law 27. Amendments to the Biofuels Act 28. Cybersecurity Act 29. Amendments to the National Building Code 30. Amendments to the Magna Carta for MSMEs 31. National Reintegration Bill 32. Reprogramming of Seal of Good Local Governance 33. Digital Payments Act 34. Masterplan for Infrastructure and National Development 35. Classroom-Building Acceleration Program Act 36. Requiring Civil Servants to Waive Bank Secrecy 37. Law on Online Gambling 38. Disaster Risk Financing Insurance 39. Strengthening the Bases Conversion and Development Authority 40. Presidential Merit Scholarship Program 41. Disqualifying Relatives of Officials (4th degree) in Government Contracts 42. Fair Use of Social Media, AI and Internet Technology in Elections 43. Modernizing the Bureau of Immigration 44. Magna Carta for Barangays
Of these, 11 were carried over from the 19th Congress (2022 to 2025):
Department of Water Resources (DWR) Bill
Waste-to-Energy Bill
EPIRA Amendments: Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) Strengthening Bill
National Land Use Act
Excise Tax on Single-Use Plastics
Blue Economy Act
Amendments to the Bank Deposits Secrecy Law
Amendments to the Universal Health Care (UHC) Act
Amendments to the Fisheries Code
Masterplan for Infrastructure and National Development
Progressive Budgeting for Better and Modernized Governance Act
From a total of 64 Ledac measures since the opening of the 19th Congress, 40 have been enacted into laws as of Sept. 25, 2025.
Created through Republic Act No. 7640, Ledac serves as a consultative body to the President.
During Ledac meetings, lawmakers and Cabinet members are expected to discuss priority policies and government programs that would improve the country’s socioeconomic conditions. Under the law, the Ledac is composed of the President as chair; the Vice President; the Senate President, and Speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR); seven members of the Cabinet as determined by the President; three members of the HoR to be designated by the Speaker; a representative from the minority, as well as other government and nongovernment representatives as assigned by the President, including those from the local government units, youth, business, cooperatives, agriculture, or labor sectors.
Ledac should meet at least once every quarter, but special meetings can be convened as necessary.