Senator Risa Hontiveros has filed a bill seeking to prohibit political dynasties, stressing the need to guarantee equal access to opportunities for public service. Once enacted, the Senate Bill 1548 shall be known as the "Kontra Dinastiya Act." Under the bill, no person related within the fourth...
State-run think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) has urged the Senate to harmonize pending anti-political dynasty bills into a single measure, warning that unchecked dynasties continue to weaken governance and perpetuate inequality. In an Aug. 20 comment on three Senate...
An academic discussion with the subject Political Dynasties and the Northern Luzon Perspective will be held on Feb. 10 at the Saint Louis University in Baguio City. MAGALONG (FB) Main speaker Baguio City Mayor Benjamin B. Magalong will delve on the theme “Daton Wenno Dusa” (Boon or Bane). Other...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero (Facebook) Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero says he is in favor of enacting a measure that aims to put an end to political dynasties as long as certain concerns are resolved. Escudero,...
Senator Robinhood “Robin” Padilla has renewed his push for amendments to the 1987 Constitution by filing a resolution that seeks to stop the proliferation of political dynasties in the country. Padilla filed Resolution of Both Houses No. 9, where he proposed an amendment to the Charter...
By Hannah L. Torregoza Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla has filed an anti-political bill that seeks to prohibit political dynasties. In filing Senate Bill No. 2730, Padilla said it is time to break the hindrance that prevent the best and the brightest from serving the Filipino...
Presidential aspirants Senators Manny Pacquiao and Panfilo “Ping” Lacson are among the candidates who are vocal in saying they are in favor of banning political dynasties during the Commission on Elections (Comelec) presidential debate held on Sunday night. Pacquiao, however, said that even if...
"You cannot stop people from wanting to serve." Presidential candidate and UniTeam member Bongbong Marcos had this to say on the topic of political dynasties during the Kapihan sa Manila Bay news forum Wednesday morning, March 16. Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos (left) and his son Sandro...
LANDSCAPE Gemma Cruz Araneta President Rodrigo Duterte seems to have a visceral conviction that political dynasties can be good and bad at the same time. When his third term as Davao City mayor was about to end, he asked barangay captains and other local officials about whom they thought should...
President Duterte is confident that an anti-political dynasty law in the Philippines will never see the light of day unless the culture in the country is changed. President Duterte delivers his speech during the inauguration of Siargao Island Sports and Tourism Complex at Brgy. Osmeña, Dapa...
