SAGiP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta says the 1987 Constitution framers are to blame for the continued absence of an anti-political dynasty law. SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta (Facebook) Marcoleta gave this take on Monday afternoon, Feb. 6 during the House Committee on Constitutional...
Christian Monsod, a framer of the 1987 Constitution, has called out Philippine legislators for their failure to pass an anti-political dynasty law throughout the decades. Clockwise: Christian Monsod, Senate building, House of Representatives building (PPAB, Philippine Gazette, MANILA BULLETIN)...
A bill seeking to penalize political turncoatism has a better chance of becoming law than an anti-political dynasty bill, Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III said Friday, Aug. 5. Pimentel, a former Senate President, made this observation after former Philippine President and now...
A group of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Malaysia on Monday, April 4, backed the tandem of Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Kiko Pangilinan, emphasizing the importance of them not coming from political dynasties as the key reason for the endorsement. Vice President Leni Robredo and...
Presidential aspirant Senator Manny Pacquiao on Sunday said he is open to the enactment of a law that would prohibit political dynasties but the government should make sure it must be strictly implemented. Pacquiao admitted he has reservations about passing a law on political dynasties as this may...
Vice presidential aspirant and Senate President Vicente Sotto III has rejected opinions that his family has become an emerging dynasty in Philippine politics. Sotto, during The Mangahas Interviews on Saturday, said that as far as he is concerned the Sottos who are in politics are serving in...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Thursday said he is now prepared to retire from public service when he finishes his second consecutive six-year term in the Senate this year. “I have been in politics, in government service for over three decades. I am proud of my record. I can stand on...
Poverty and underdevelopment exist in areas where "fat" political dynasties thrive, according to the dean of the Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU) School of Government (ASOG). (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview with CNN Philippines Tuesday night, Nov. 9, ASOG Dean Ronald Mendoza defined "fat"...
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...
Although political dynasties are prohibited under the Constitution, the lead convenor of an opposition coalition on Thursday, July 15, said Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio can run for president in the May 2022 polls succeeding her father, President Duterte. Retired Supreme Court Senior...
A Catholic prelate has asked voters to be more discerning in the May 2022 polls. Bishop Broderick Pabillo (CBCP NEWS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Bishop Broderick Pabillo, the newly appointed vicar apostolic of Taytay in Palawan, particularly asked voters not to go for candidates who belong to...
Bishop Broderick Pabillo/RCAM Manila Auxiliary Bishop Broderick Pabillo urged Filipino voters to end the cycle of political dynasties in the country in the upcoming national and local elections in May 2022. Political dynasties are present at the local and national level, said Pabillo, adding that...
