President Bongbong Marcos has ordered Congress to move swiftly on four key legislative measures, placing the long-delayed anti-dynasty bill at the center of his reform push. Palace press officer Claire Castro announced the directive after a LEDAC meeting held Tuesday morning.
The priority bills include the Anti-dynasty bill, the Independent People’s Commission Act, the Party-list System Reform Act, and the Citizens Access and Disclosure of Expenditures for National Accountability or CADENA Act.
These proposals aim to curb entrenched political power, overhaul the party-list system, create an independent investigative body, and strengthen public access to government financial records.
Castro said “In a LEDAC Meeting this morning, [the President] also instructed both Houses to take a closer look at the four bills, and prioritize the passage as soon as possible.” She said the President wants both chambers to accelerate legislative action and subject each measure to tighter review to ensure immediate passage.
Present during the meeting were Senate President Vicente Sotto III, House Speaker Faustino Dy III, Majority Leader Sandro Marcos, and other congressional leaders who were asked to align the legislative calendar with the reform agenda.
The LEDAC also agreed on timelines for the passage of the General Appropriations Bill and the submission of the enrolled budget for the President’s signature.
The directive marks a renewed push to break years of legislative gridlock on political reform. If enacted, the measures would reshape power structures, strengthen oversight, and enforce transparency standards on agencies responsible for handling public funds.
