Marcos meets with Zubiri, Romualdez to tackle legislative agenda for 2023

President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. met with the leaders of both houses of Congress on Friday to discuss the administration’s legislative agenda for this year. 

A photo of Marcos' meeting with Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri and Speaker Martin Romualdez was posted on social media by the Presidential Communications Office (PCO).

The PCO hasn't provided any additional information as of the time of posting.

The Senate and House of Representatives resumed their sessions this week.

On Tuesday, the Department of Budget and Management said the administration aims for the passage of the Progressive Budgeting for Better and Modernized Governance Bill, the Budget and Treasury Management System, the National Government Rightsizing Program, and the Maharlika Investment Fund.

Marcos is also pushing for the ratification of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, a mega-trade deal involving members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and its partners Australia, China, Japan, South Korea, and New Zealand.

According to the PCO, 10 out of the 20 priority legislative measures mentioned by the President in his first State of the Nation Address last July have been passed by the House of Representatives and transmitted to the Senate as of January 18. —VBL, GMA Integrated News