{"id":15280,"date":"2025-07-19T00:56:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T16:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/?p=15280"},"modified":"2025-07-19T00:56:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T16:56:01","slug":"pangilinan-pushes-anti-political-dynasty-bill-to-curb-family-rule-in-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/2025\/07\/19\/pangilinan-pushes-anti-political-dynasty-bill-to-curb-family-rule-in-politics\/","title":{"rendered":"PANGILINAN PUSHES ANTI-POLITICAL DYNASTY BILL TO CURB FAMILY RULE IN POLITICS"},"content":{"rendered":"

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IN a renewed push against entrenched family rule in politics, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan has filed a Senate bill seeking to prohibit political dynasties in the country–an issue long enshrined in the Constitution but never translated into law.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The proposed measure, titled “An Act Defining and Prohibiting Political Dynasties, Providing Penalties Therefor, and for Other Purposes,” was filed this week and aims to ban individuals related within the second degree of consanguinity or affinity from holding or running for public office simultaneously.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Pangilinan said the bill is intended to “level the playing field” in politics, strengthen democratic processes, and ensure that political power does not remain concentrated among a privileged few.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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“Political power and public service must never be treated as a birthright. But without an enabling law, our democracy has been hijacked by dynasties,” Pangilinan said.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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“Leadership should be earned, not inherited,” he added.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Under the bill, spouses and relatives within the second degree of an incumbent elected official are barred from running for any position at both the national and local levels–barangay captain, mayor, governor, district representative, and party-list nominee included–while a relative is in office.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The measure allows any citizen to file a verified petition with the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to cancel the Certificate of Candidacy (COC) of any candidate found violating the proposed law.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The senator also cited recent data from the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) that shows the extent of dynastic influence in Philippine politics:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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