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Anti-dynasty bill should be thoroughly studied, not rushed—Palace

Published Dec 12, 2025 05:00 pm
Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO)
Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO)
While President Marcos has tagged Anti-dynasty Bill as a priority measure, Malacañang stressed that it must not be passed in haste.
Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro emphasized that the bill should undergo thorough study and be crafted free of loopholes.
"Kaya nga po hindi dapat minamadali ang pagsasagawa ng batas; dapat inaaral. Tamang pagdi-debate, tamang pagbibigayan ng kanilang mga suggestion, opinion at saloobin ay dapat nadidinig, hindi minamadali (That’s why making laws should not be rushed; it should be studied carefully. Proper debate and proper consideration of everyone’s suggestions, opinions, and sentiments should be heard, not hurried)," Castro said in a Palace briefing on Friday, Dec. 12.
Castro was responding to critics saying that the anti-dynasty bill filed by House Speaker Bojie Dy and Representative Sandro Marcos falls short of the Constitution’s mandate because rather than prohibiting, it just limits the dynastic concentration of power.
The Palace official also cited that even the Senate has a different version, saying that in the House it is up to the fourth civil degree while in the Senate it is up to the second civil degree.
"So, mas maganda po na maayos ito, hindi dapat madaliin para kapag ito ay naipasa, walang loopholes, walang gray area (So, it’s better that this is settled properly and not rushed, so that when it is passed, there are no loopholes and no gray areas)," Castro said. 
"Even during the LEDAC meeting, sinabi po ng Pangulo na ito ay araling mabuti at kailangang maipasa sa pinakamabilis na panahon. Kapag sinabi nating aralin, ibig sabihin, hindi minamadali, half-baked – hindi ganoon ang nais ng Pangulo. Dapat maayos at mapapakinabangan at magagamit at magiging kapaki-pakinabang sa ating kababayan (Even during the LEDAC meeting, the President said that this should be carefully studied and must be passed at the soonest possible time. When we say ‘study,’ it means it should not be rushed or half-baked — that is not what the President wants. It should be well-crafted, useful, and beneficial for our citizens)," Castro said.
Castro also pointed out that the President's move to urge lawmakers to prioritize the bill's passage is not just for optics.
"So, ang request ba na aralin mabuti bago magsagawa at maipasa ang batas na ito ay pang-optics lang? Hindi ba ang nais natin ay magandang batas, hindi minamadali. Ang pagmamadali sa paggawa ng batas pero kulang, iyan po ang para sa optics lang (So is the request to study it carefully before drafting and passing this law just for optics? Don’t we want a good law, one that is not rushed? Rushing the creation of a law but leaving it incomplete — that is what would be just for optics)," Castro stressed.

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