EL Expression to Find out Current Date and Absence Type name from Absence EDIT page

Understand that we have an option to find Absence type id(#{bindings.AbsenceTypeId.inputValue}), but we have created annual leaves for each legislation(around 15) and need to hard code 15 absence types to validate the annual leave absence type.Also need to customise the page again by adding absence type id if any annual leave type created in future.

The EL Expression #{GeneralSettings.formattedCurrentDate} to find the current date returns null.

Please help to get the the EL Expression to Find Current Date and Absence Type from Absence Update screen.