NewsRTD on Political Dynasty and Corruption, themed “Genuine Anti-Political Dynasty Law: The Electorate’s Demand”
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𝐎𝐧 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟔, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, 𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐋, 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲 (𝐏𝐂𝐈𝐃), 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐚 𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐲𝐧𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.
With the theme “Genuine Anti-Political Dynasty Law: The Electorate’s Demand”, the RTD gathered experts and advocates to address the decades-long issue of the prevalence of political dynasties in the Philippines and their socio-economic impact. Tackling the Anti-Dynasty Bills filed in Congress, the group also provided insights on what an Anti-Political Dynasty Law should look like.
The consensus reached calls for a “Genuine Standard” in any anti-dynasty law, including a prohibition up to the fourth civil degree of consanguinity or affinity, a one-term mandatory cooling-off period for succession, and coverage for the partylist system.