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- Of the 2,409 bills filed by the Senate and 4,783 bills filed by the House, 10 new measures were passed by both Houses. Nine have been signed into law by the President; one is pending action.
- Out of the 2,409 bills filed in the Senate -- 2,141 or 89 percent are pending in the committees for public hearing/committee report preparation. Meaning, these bills are not even halfway through the process.
- Of the 197 local bills approved on third reading in the House, 139 involved establishing national high schools, 11 are about cityhood/creation of barangays/legislative districts.
BILLS ENACTED INTO LAW | ||
RA | Short Title | Enacted |
RA 9504 | Tax Relief for Minimum Wage Earners Act | June 17, 2008 |
RA 9503 | The Court of Tax Appeals Law | June 12, 2008 |
RA 9502 | Universally Accessible Cheaper and Quality Medicines Act of 2008 | June 9, 2008 |
RA 9501 | Magna Carta for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises | May 23, 2008 |
RA 9500 | University of the Philippines Charter of 2008 | April 29, 2008 |
RA 9499 | Filipino World War II Veterans Pensions and Benefits Act | April 9, 2008 |
RA 9498 | FY 2008 General Appropriations Act | March 11, 2008 |
RA 9497 | Civil Aviation Authority Act of 2008 | March 4, 2008 |
RA 9496 | Extending the Utilization Period of the Agricultural Competitiveness Enhancement Fund | February 28, 2008 |
- The number of bills enacted into law has been declining steadily since the 8th Congress
- Most of the laws passed are of local application, which may indicate that lawmakers are preoccupied with parochial concerns for votes.
- The national budget - the primary legislation emanating from Congress -- was reenacted three times since Arroyo assumed the presidency.
- Since 1986, the 9th and 10th Congress during Ramos's time passed the most number of laws.
NUMBER OF BILLS ENACTED INTO LAW | PRESIDENT | |
8th Congress (1987-1992) | 975 | Corazon Aquino |
9th Congress (1992-1995) | 536 | Fidel Ramos |
10th Congress (1995-1998) | 573 | Fidel Ramos |
11th Congress (1998-2001) | 415 | Joseph Estrada |
12th Congress (2001-2004 | 172 | Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo |
13th Congress (2004-2007) | 162 | Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo |
14th Congress (1st Regular Session, 2007-2008) | 9 | Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo |
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