Well, it’s a start.
“President Noynoy Aquino has just enacted a law reforming the Sangguniang Kabataan and banning political dynasties in the SK: Republic Act No. 10742,” reports Jess Diaz in The Philippine Star.
Dinagat Islands Rep. Kaka Bag-ao, one of the authors of the law, explained that it stipulates that “SK officials must not be related within the second civil degree of consanguinity or affinity to any incumbent elected national official or any elected regional, provincial, city, municipal, or barangay official in the locality where he or she is seeking election.”
Bag-ao said, “This is the first and only law that has an anti-political dynasty provision. When it comes to preventing political dynasties from monopolizing power and resources in our communities, the best place to begin is in the SK.”
The report noted: “The new law also provides that SK officers must be of majority age, which means they should be 18 years to 24 years old.”
