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House panel vows to craft strong, acceptable anti-dynasty bill
The House committee on suffrage and electoral reforms is committed to consolidating 14 proposed anti-political dynasty bills into a single, constitutionally valid, and acceptable measure.
Committee chairperson Lanao del Sur 1st District Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong stated that thorough deliberations and consultations with lawmakers will be conducted.
Adiong emphasized the importance of public participation and announced plans for extensive nationwide consultations and hearings.
The goal is to create a bill that serves the best interests of the country and upholds public interest.
Most of the proposed bills cover only up to the second degree of consanguinity and affinity, banning relatives such as parents, children, spouses, and siblings.
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House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III and Majority Leader Ferdinand Alexander “Sandro” Marcos filed House Bill No. 6771, an Anti-Political Dynasty Bill, aiming to prevent relatives within the fourth civil degree of affinity or consanguinity from simultaneously holding similar elective positions on the same governmental level.
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President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. now supports the proposed anti-dynasty bill, citing a changed political landscape and prevalent abuses by politicians.
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