MANILA, Philippines – Cagayan de Oro Rep. Rufus Rodriguez and ARC party-list Rep. Narciso Santiago topped the list of most prolific bill filers at the House of Representatives since the 14th Congress opened in 2007.
Of the 5,179 bills filed by the 238 House members, 388 were filed by Santiago, of which 296 he authored alone, and 508 were by Rodriguez, 400 of which he authored alone, according to a statement posted on Tuesday at the House website.
Of the 400 bills filed by Rodriguez, 362 were of national importance and 38 of local concern.
These figures do not yet include the number of House resolutions the two legislators also filed, said Terence Grana of the House Indexing and Monitoring Group.
The two lawmakers' proposed measures dealt mostly with national concerns such as people's health and safety, agriculture and food security, information technology concerns, child, women and youth development, as well as environment and natural resources, among others. - GMANews.TV
Of the 5,179 bills filed by the 238 House members, 388 were filed by Santiago, of which 296 he authored alone, and 508 were by Rodriguez, 400 of which he authored alone, according to a statement posted on Tuesday at the House website.
Of the 400 bills filed by Rodriguez, 362 were of national importance and 38 of local concern.
These figures do not yet include the number of House resolutions the two legislators also filed, said Terence Grana of the House Indexing and Monitoring Group.
The two lawmakers' proposed measures dealt mostly with national concerns such as people's health and safety, agriculture and food security, information technology concerns, child, women and youth development, as well as environment and natural resources, among others. - GMANews.TV
