The only real thirst-quencher is Jesus – the living water.

Two members of academe, including one who served in the 2018 Consultative Committee that reviewed the 1987 Constitution, yesterday said the passage of the anti-dynasty bill on third reading by the House of Representatives marks a significant step toward realizing the constitutional mandate prohibiting political dynasties.

Shame on House Speaker Bojie Dy and Majority Leader Sandro Marcos. They railroaded an anti-dynasty bill that’s actually pro-dynasty.

The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading a bill converting the Eastern Samar State University extension units in Arteche and Balangiga towns into regular, full-fledged ESSU campuses.

The recently filed Open Finance bill may be the most consequential piece of legislation in addressing this.

The Philippine debt service bill swelled to about P315 billion in April, with the bulk channeled to amortization payments to domestic lenders, the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) said.