But will it ever get passed?
“House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. vowed on Wednesday, May 28, that the House of Representatives under his watch would approve an anti-political dynasty bill,” reports Jess Diaz in The Philippine Star.
Belmonte was quoted as saying, “I want a bill passed which may be looser than the current one, but at least it will be part of the law of the land that can be looked at or amended by future Congresses.”
Belmonte explained that “while he was in favor of the measure but was not advocating a strict version such as the one the House plenary is considering.”
He said the present version of the bill would allow only one member of a political family to seek public office.
Belmonte pointed out: “That is very strict, and in that form, I doubt it very much that it can pass the House. But there are various variations that are being thought of.”
Photo from Quezon City Vice Mayor Joy Belmonte’s Facebook page
