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00:00At the behest of the leaders of the Senate and the House of Representatives,
00:04together with the discussion of the amendment to the Rice Clarification Law and the Universal Health Care Act,
00:10this is what I witnessed.
00:15This is the first behest of the leaders of the House of Representatives and the new leaders of the Senate
00:20that was held in a place in Malacanang.
00:23The priority bills were discussed, which should be acted on by two parties.
00:27It gives us the opportunity to align our priorities,
00:31being able to talk closely on what of the legislative measures we should prioritize and pass right away.
00:39So, this is an opportunity for us, for both Houses, to deepen our working relationship with one another.
00:48So, it's a good thing.
00:50Aside from Dalipe, House Speaker Martin Romualdez,
00:54the new Senate President Cheese Escudero,
00:57and his counterpart, Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino.
01:01According to Tolentino, they agreed on the process of passing the legislative amendments.
01:08As for Speaker Romualdez,
01:10Escudero and Tolentino agreed on their agreement and cooperation
01:15in passing the amendments proposed by Administrator Marcos.
01:20The House of Representatives first discussed in the House of Representatives
01:23the amendment to the Rice Tarification Law,
01:26which the congressmen said will lower the price of rice and will continue to help farmers.
01:33According to the Speaker, the Senate approved it yesterday.
01:37All 20 priorities of the Legislative Executive Development Advisory Council or LEDAC
01:43were approved by the House of Representatives.
01:45In the Senate, 10 were approved,
01:48including the National Citizen Service Training Program,
01:51Military and Uniformed Personnel Pension Reform,
01:54the creation of the Department of Water Resources and Services,
01:58and the amendment to the Universal Health Care Act.
02:01Escudero said that they did not discuss the Charter Change proposed by the House of Representatives.
02:07What I told them, as far as the congressmen are concerned,
02:10it's rare for us to be here.
02:12Why are we passing whatever we want?
02:15This is for science.
02:17President Bongbong Marcos said that he is in favor of the Economic Charter Change.
02:27My fellow Filipinos, let's be successful together.
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