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BY GLEE JALEA assistance to members ofthe Arm ed or the "General Appropdations
Forces of the Philippines. Bill," which proposes a P4.1-
f*il-lH E Legislative-Executive Coordinat- Romualdez, who heads the trillion national trudget for 2020.

F ing Council (LECC) has come up House Committee on Rules, said Romualdez said House leaders

,[ with an initial list of priority mea-

sures thatwould be included in President
Rodrigo Duterte's legislative agenda.
tlouse Majority Leader Manin
Romualdez said on Sunday that
among the bills that will be dis-
cussed for immediate approval
upon recommendation of Congres
and Cabinet offrlils are the Salary
Standardization Law 5 for civilian
stateworkers, the oeation ofthe Del
partrnent of Overseas Filipino Worh
ers, postponement ofthe barangay
(village) nd Sanguniang Kabanan
(Yourh Council) polls, and fiee legal
lawmakers yere waiting for the
final list of priority measures.
"We are committed to expedi,
tiously act on these measures We will
continue to work in harmony with
the Senate and Cabinet memben to
prusue and realize Presidmt Duterte's
desire ofensuring a comforrable life
foi Filipinos,' Romualdez said.
The House of Representatives
last week passed House Bill4228,
would "exhaust all means pos-
sible" to ensure that the executive
and the legislative departments
were one in discussing the pdor-
ity and certified bills in the 18th
Congress.
He added that the House
leadership was eyeing the pas-
sage of the common legislative
measures before Congress ad.
journs in December.

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