President Marcos wants the long-delayed Anti-Political Dynasty Bill passed during his administration, Malacañang said on Thursday, June 4, after the House of Representatives approved its version of the measure. Speaking at a Palace press briefing, Presidential Communications Office (PCO)...
The House of Representatives made history on Wednesday afternoon, June 3 by giving final approval to the proposed Anti-Political Dynasty Law--the measure designed to finally implement the anti-political dynasty provision written in the 1987 Constitution. Overwhelmingly passed on third and final...
TACLOBAN CITY – A centuries-old ceramic artifact believed to date back to the late Ming Dynasty to early Qing Dynasty period (late 16th to early 17th centuries) has been discovered in Mapanas, Northern Samar, experts from the University of the Philippines Diliman School of Archaeology (UPD-SA)...
The long-sought Anti-Political Dynasty Law, which eyes a second degree of consanguinity or affinity as limit on political families, has moved a step closer to enactment on late Wednesday afternoon, May 20 following its second-reading passage in the House of Representatives. Embodied in House Bill...
The proposed Anti-Political Dynasty Act will stop political families from simultaneously controlling local government units (LGUs) and their resources by barring close relatives from serving together in the same locality. House Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms Chairman Lanao del Sur 1st...
Nearly two-thirds of Filipino adults support the passage of a law prohibiting political dynasties in the country, based on the latest Pulse Asia nationwide survey released on Friday, March 13. Results of the 1st Quarter 2026 “Ulat ng Bayan” survey, conducted from Feb. 27 to March 2, showed that...
Even a politician’s mistress or live-in partner is not off the hook in the anti-political dynasty bill, all the more if they are not legally married. This came during an interpellation by Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III of Senate Bill No. 190, or the proposed Anti-Political Dynasty...
Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro slammed Caloocan City 2nd District Rep. Edgar "Egay" Erice for accusing President Marcos of merely “pandering” in pushing for the proposed Anti-Political Dynasty law, saying it is the Congress’ responsibility to craft and...
Twelve (12) senators have signed the committee report on the proposed anti-political dynasty bill, Senate deputy majority leader Senator Risa Hontiveros said on Tuesday, February 24. Hontiveros, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Electoral Reforms and Peoples’ Participation, said the panel...
Malacañang described the progress of the anti-political dynasty bill in the Congress as a "good sign." "Maganda pong senyales iyan kung kanila po itong minamadali (ang discussion sa anti-dynasty bill) dahil iyan din po ang nais ng Pangulo (That is a good sign if they are expediting the discussion...
CEBU CITY – Another round of public consultation on the anti-political dynasty bill was held here on Thursday, Feb. 19. The consultation, led by the House Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms, was held at the University the Philippines-Cebu where hundreds of students attended. Lanao del...
Malacañang welcomed the start of public consultations in the House of Representatives on the proposed Anti-Political Dynasty Bill, noting that President Marcos supports efforts to move the measure forward. In a press briefing on Friday, Feb. 13, Presidential Communications Office (PCO)...
