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While the first consultation in Carmona, Cavite exposed a pronounced split over the anti-political dynasty bill, the next forum held in Cebu showed wider support and more specific recommendations on its scope and restrictions.

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Lawmakers and experts weighed constitutional limits and reforms, as they tackled how to curb entrenched political families.

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NAGKAMALI ang mga umakda ng 1987 Konstitusyon, ani Kontra Dynastiya founder Alex Lacson. Ibinawal nila ang political dynasties.

[DatePublished] => 2026-01-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135482 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1805283 [AuthorName] => Jarius Bondoc [SectionName] => PSN Opinyon [SectionUrl] => opinyon [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2486700 [Title] => Speaker Dy vows to back anti-dynasty bill despite having many relatives in office [Summary] =>

In what could be a first, House Speaker Bojie Dy commits to passing a bill defining and prohibiting political dynasties. 

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                    [Title] => Public consultation in Cebu backs blanket ban on political dynasties
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While the first consultation in Carmona, Cavite exposed a pronounced split over the anti-political dynasty bill, the next forum held in Cebu showed wider support and more specific recommendations on its scope and restrictions.

[DatePublished] => 2026-02-19 18:22:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807868 [AuthorName] => Dominique Nicole Flores [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/02/19/cebu-public-consultation-anti-political-dynasty-bill_2026-02-19_18-10-42_thumbnail.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2503891 [Title] => Anti-political dynasty bills: What went down in the first Congress deliberations [Summary] =>

Lawmakers and experts weighed constitutional limits and reforms, as they tackled how to curb entrenched political families.

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NAGKAMALI ang mga umakda ng 1987 Konstitusyon, ani Kontra Dynastiya founder Alex Lacson. Ibinawal nila ang political dynasties.

[DatePublished] => 2026-01-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135482 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1805283 [AuthorName] => Jarius Bondoc [SectionName] => PSN Opinyon [SectionUrl] => opinyon [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2486700 [Title] => Speaker Dy vows to back anti-dynasty bill despite having many relatives in office [Summary] =>

In what could be a first, House Speaker Bojie Dy commits to passing a bill defining and prohibiting political dynasties. 

[DatePublished] => 2025-11-12 10:58:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807868 [AuthorName] => Dominique Nicole Flores [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/07/30/20th-congress-house-plenary-afp_2025-07-30_11-40-31721_thumbnail.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2394406 [Title] => The political dynasties [Summary] => Nangutana si Jing Castañeda sa iyang column sa Philippine Star, “what and how our elections look like?” Iyang kaugalingong tubag: “Here it is again, the ‘circus’ that pops up every three years.” Iyang gipakisama sa usa ka ‘circus’ ang atong pag-exercise sa obligasyon pagbotar.   [DatePublished] => 2024-10-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134484 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1804906 [AuthorName] => Antolin dela Serna [SectionName] => Banat Opinyon [SectionUrl] => opinyon [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2342623 [Title] => EDITORYAL - Batas na susupil sa dynasts nararapat [Summary] => NAKASAAD sa Sec. 26, Article II ng 1987 Constitution na nagbabawal sa political dynasties. [DatePublished] => 2024-03-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Punto Mo [SectionUrl] => punto-mo [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2024/03/22/pmtoon_2024-03-22_21-22-05489_thumbnail.jpg ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2341919 [Title] => Lawyers file petition pushing Congress to enact law vs political dynasties [Summary] => A group of lawyers on Tuesday filed a petition asking the Supreme Court to compel Congress to enact a law prohibiting political dynasties in the country. [DatePublished] => 2024-03-20 15:53:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807953 [AuthorName] => Ian Laqui [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2024/03/20/rico-domingo-supreme-court-lawyers-petition_2024-03-20_03-14-0082_thumbnail.jpg ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2253622 [Title] => US report: Few winners from margins in May polls as men and dynasties dominate [Summary] => The United States Department of State in a new report pointed out how political families dominated the polls last year, on top of noting how vote buying was prevalent in the lead up to the 2022 May national and local elections.  [DatePublished] => 2023-03-22 17:44:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2022/05/12/campaign-waste_2022-05-12_15-13-31_thumbnail.jpg ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2247194 [Title] => Exacerbation of family dynasties [Summary] => In a true democracy, sovereignty resides in the people and all government authority emanates from them. [DatePublished] => 2023-02-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136164 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1148714 [AuthorName] => Atty. Josephus B. Jimenez [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2176199 [Title] => Political dynasties huwag iboto [Summary] => KUNG nais nating magkaroon ng malaliman at malawakang pagbabago sa ating lipunan, isa sa dapat buwagin ay ang political dynasties. [DatePublished] => 2022-04-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136426 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1805359 [AuthorName] => Pastor Joey Umali [SectionName] => Punto Mo [SectionUrl] => punto-mo [URL] => ) ) )
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