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House, Senate to keeP track of priority bills

By MaricelV, Cruz
presidential veto of bills approved by-the Congress' 18th
, "The technical working group will not only help fast-
A HOUSE leader on Monday suggested the reactivation track the passage of the President's pt'iority bills' b1{
of a joint congressional panel with the senate that will will assistin spotting red flags for possible presidential
*ott-itot the progress of legislative action on priority veto," Ronnraldez said.
and certified measures. "fte airn to work closely also with the PLLO (Presi-
House Majority Leader' and Leyte Rep' Martin dential Legislative Liaison Office) so that they can alert
Romualde" tiid he would recommend the reactivation us what are the certain provisions of the bills that may
of the joint congressional technical working group to need thorough discussion with Cabinet members con-
Senate Majorrty Leader Miguel Zubiri. cerned," Romualdez added.
Romualdez said the House wiil work on tighter gool- Romualdez said the Congressional Planning' and
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dination with the Palace andthe Senate to avoid a single

House,...
From N
Budget Officd (CPBO) estimates that at
least P3 million are being spent for the
approval of any bill until third readrng.
The amount covers the salary of con-
gressmen and House personnel involved
in the process as well as.go-vernment re-
sources used in the Proceedings.
"We do notwant to wa;ite thp peopb's
money. A well-crafted legislative meas-
ure, discussed thoroughly with Cabinet
members and other stakeholders, will
ensure that government resources are
spent wisely ind prudently," Romualdez
said. : .

Op Monday last week, a small grouP

from the Legislative ExecutiveDevelop-
ment Advisory Council (LEDAC) met
with Cabinet secretaries at Malacaflang
where they agreed to hold a regular
monthly meeting to ensure the swift
passage of the President's priority meas-
ures.
"'We are eyeing zero veto for all bills '.

to be approved by the Senate and the 1

House," Romualdez said.

"The House leaders will exhaust
all means possible to make sure that
the executive and the legislative de-
partments are in sync with regard to
priority and certified bills filed in the
18th Congress. We do not want to Put
to waste all the money, time and effort
which are, normally spent in passing
bills,l-lre added.

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