House Speaker Faustino "Bojie" Dy III has admitted that the issue on the anti-politcal dynasty bill affects him personally.

But that doesn't mean that he would turn his back on the clamor for such law.

Instead, Dy urged his congressman-colleagues in his speech during plenary session Monday, Jan. 26 to confront long-standing political reforms head-on. He said that genuine change requires "courage, honesty, and sincerity".

“Kaya’t hindi tayo uurong sa mahihirap na usapin. Bubuksan natin ang mga diskusyong matagal nang iniiwasan—kabilang na ang anti-political dynasty bill (Therefore, we will not back down from difficult issues. We will open discussions that have long been avoided—including the anti-political dynasty bill),” Dy said.

“Alam kong ito’y sensitibo at personal para sa ilan—maging sa aking sariling pamilya (I know this is sensitive and personal for some—even for my own family)," he candidly said.

Isabela is the political stronghold of the Dy family.

The Speaker stressed that reform must be anchored on fairness and equal opportunity for all Filipinos.

“Ngunit kung seryoso tayo sa reporma, kung ang hangad natin ay patas na pagkakataon para sa lahat (But if we are serious about reform, if what we seek is fair opportunity for all), we must have the courage to talk about it—honestly, openly and with sincerity,” Dy said.

He framed the anti-political dynasty discussions--which will begin at the committee level Tuesday, Jan. 27--as part of a broader effort to address systemic failures that have long burdened the public.

“We must be honest enough to confront the shortcomings of the past. Accountability is not an act of vengeance—it is an act of justice,” Dy said.

“Hindi uusad ang bansa sa pamamagitan ng paglimot, kundi sa pamamagitan ng pagsasaayos ng mga sistemang matagal nang nagbigay pasakit sa ating mga mamamayan,” added the House leader.

(The country will not move forward by forgetting, but by fixing the systems that have long caused suffering to our people.)

Dy said confronting entrenched political practices is essential to rebuilding public trust and strengthening democratic institutions.

Dy, together with Majority Leader Sandro Marcos, is the author of House Bill (HB) No.6771 or the proposed Anti Political Dynasty Act. At least 20 similar bills have been referred to the House Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reform.