Legislative Tracker - May 2026
Political developments impede legislative progress as Congress briefly convenes in May 2026, and adjourns sine die until July 2026.
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Tax Packages
Passive Income and Financial Intermediary Taxation Act (PIFITA)
Also known as the Passive Income and Financial Intermediary Taxation Act (PIFITA), this measure aims to rationalize the tax structure of the financial sector.
Tax Relief on Basic Goods
Measures filed in the 20th Congress seek to lower the price of oil and other petroleum products by removing its excise tax and exempting basic necessities from the 12 percent value-added tax (VAT).
Imposing Excise Tax On Single-Use Plastic Bags
Several measures have been filed in the 20th Congress on imposing an excise tax of around PHP 100.00 to 150.00 on single-use plastic bags. During the previous Congress, a similar measure advanced until third reading in the House of Representatives., but remained stalled and pending in the Senate.
Adjusting The Payment And Remittances Of Taxes To The Government Of All Special Economic Zones
This measure aims to adjust the payment and remittance of taxes of businesses operating in special economic zones, where a total of nine percent of the gross income of the said business will be remitted to the government.
Temporary Tax Relief To Single Proprietorship, Cooperatives, Partnerships Or Corporations Classified As Micro, Small And Medium Enterprises
This measure aims to provide tax reliefs to micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to assist the businesses’ growth (e.g., expanding operations, hiring more workers, developing new products and services).
Economic and Political Reforms
Constitutional Amendments to Economic and Political Provisions of the 1987 Constitution
PSA Intelligence is specifically monitoring measures concerning the relaxing of foreign economic ownership, and election-related political reforms.
National Land Use Act
The National Land Use Act seeks to establish a sustainable framework for managing the country's land-based natural resources for four functional uses: protection, production, infrastructure, and human settlements.
Amendments Affecting Generation Companies (GenCom) and Distribution Utilities (DU) Under the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001 or EPIRA
PSA Intelligence is monitoring the progress of specific measures concerning Generation Companies (GenCom) and Distribution Utilities (DU), and not reforms concerning governance and other areas covered by the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001.
Blue Economy Act
The Blue Economy Act provides a policy framework for the sustainable development of the country's marine areas and its resources.
National Defense and Security
New Anti-Espionage Act
The measure seeks to update the espionage law of the Philippines enshrined in Commonwealth Act No. 646 of 1941 by expanding the definition of espionage, as well as related prohibited acts and penalties.
AI Regulatory Act
The measure proposes to regulate the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its impact on the Philippine workforce.
Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Act and the Cybersecurity Act
These two measures seek to establish a set of standards for the security and protection of critical information infrastructure.
National Defense Act
The measure proposes to update the national defense provisions under Commonwealth Act No. 1 of 1935 to make the policy more responsive to current and emerging security threats.
Military and Uniformed Personnel Pension Reform
The measure aims to establish a separate pension and retirement system for military and uniformed personnel following concerns that the current pension system is fiscally unsustainable.