MANILA, March 22 -- The House of Representatives has already approved on the third and final reading 23 of 31 bills listed by the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) as priority under the Marcos administration, Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Wednesday.

This, as Congress takes a Holy Week break from March 25 to May 8.

Romualdez said 31 LEDAC priority measures, collectively called the Common Legislative Agenda (CLA) of Malacanang, Senate and the House of Representatives, were drawn up from dozens of legislative measures filed in Congress since the start of the 19th Congress in July last year.

The priority bills, he said, aim to further stimulate economic activities, create job opportunities, reduce povert...