{"id":11349,"date":"2014-05-21T16:50:34","date_gmt":"2014-05-21T08:50:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=11349"},"modified":"2014-05-21T16:50:34","modified_gmt":"2014-05-21T08:50:34","slug":"senate-takes-up-bills-prohibiting-political-dynasties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/05\/21\/senate-takes-up-bills-prohibiting-political-dynasties\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate takes up bills prohibiting political dynasties"},"content":{"rendered":"
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MANILA — The Senate Committee on Electoral Reforms and People\u2019s Participation is scheduled to hold this afternoon, a\u00a0Senate panel meeting on the three versions of the proposed Anti-Political Dynasty Act.<\/p>\n

Article II, Section 26 of the 1987 Constitution provides that \u201cthe state shall guarantee equal access to\u00a0opportunities for public service and prohibit political dynasties as may be defined by law.\u201d<\/p>\n

Senate President Franklin Drilon however said in a radio interview that this constitutional provision on political\u00a0dynasties still has no enabling law after 27 years.<\/p>\n

“Sa panibagong usapin sa <\/em>Anti-Dynasty Bill, atin pong dinggin at pag-aaralan ng mabuti kung ano ang\u00a0kagustuhan talaga ng taong bayan <\/em>(In this new discussion about the Anti-Dynasty Bill, let’s study the people’s preference\u00a0carefully),<\/em>” Drilon said adding that the an Anti-Political Dynasty law will create a major\u00a0revamp in the political system of the country.<\/p>\n

Senator JV Ejercito, author of one of the anti-dynasty bills passed in the senate believes that many Filipinos are\u00a0qualified to become government leaders are not given the chance to hold public office.<\/p>\n

Ironically, Ejercito came from a known political dynasty in the country with his father, Joseph Estrada as the\u00a0former President and now Manila Mayor and his half-brother Jinggoy also a senator.<\/p>\n

“We’re already reaching about a hundred million in population. I do believe that power should not be held\u00a0by just a few, whether economic or political power,” Ejercito said in an interview with ANC’s Headstart on\u00a0Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Despite being a member of the said dynasties, Ejercito\u2019s Senate Bill 1906 seeks to guarantee equality on\u00a0access and opportunity to public office by prohibiting political dynasties.<\/p>\n

Under his proposed law, relatives of an incumbent elective national official shall also be disqualified from\u00a0running in the same province where the latter is a registered voter.<\/p>\n

Candidates, including their spouses, who are related to one another within the second degree of consanguinity\u00a0or affinity, shall also be disqualified from holding or running for any local elective office in the same province in\u00a0the same election.<\/p>\n

And no spouse or relative within the second degree of consanguinity or affinity of an incumbent elective official\u00a0seeking re-election shall be allowed to hold or run for any position in the same province in the same election.<\/p>\n

With report from Louis Bacani<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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