Palace, House leaders OK list of priority bills

The Legislative-Executive Coordinating Council (LECC) has come up with an initial list of priority measures that would be included in President Rodrigo Duterte’s legislative agenda.

House Majority Leader Martin Romualdez said on Sunday that among the bills that will be discussed for immediate approval upon recommendation of Congress and Cabinet officials are the Salary Standardization Law 5 for civilian state workers, the creation of the Department of Overseas Filipino Workers, postponement of the barangay (village) and Sangguniang Kabataan (Youth Council) polls, and free legal assistance to members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.