The proposed law on legalizing divorce and marijuana for medical use in the country are among the 10 bills to be pursued by new Senator Robin Padilla in the 19th Congress.
Padilla presented the list of his proposed legislative measures in a Facebook post, saying this is just the beginning.
The senator’s list of pet bills also includes proposed suspension of excise tax on fuel, mandatory ROTC in schools, and magna carta of barangay health workers.
“Naihain na po natin ang unang 10 prayoridad na panukalang batas sa Senado para sa ika-19 na Kongreso. Simula pa lamang po ito,” Padilla wrote on Facebook.
“Tututukan, aaralin at isusulong natin ang mga adbokasiya na tutugon sa samu’t saring isyu na malapit sa ating bituka – kasama rito ang mataas na presyo ng petrolyo, mga problema sa agrikultura at food security, at talamak na diskriminasyon,” he said.
“Tuloy po ang ating pagsisigasig sa Senado bilang tugon sa mandato at tiwala ng sambayanang Pilipino!”
Padilla’s pet bills are the following:
1.The Equal Use of Languages Act
2.Suspension of Excise Tax on fuel
3.Medical Cannabis Compassionate Access Act
4.Magna Carta of Barangay Health Workers
5. Amending the Rice Tariffication Law
6.Equality and Non-Discrimination Act
7.Civil Service Eligibility for casual and contractual government employees who have rendered at least 5 years of government service
8. Regionalization of Bilibid Prisons
9. Mandatory Reserve Officer’s Training Corps Act
10. Divorce Act of the Philippines
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