House Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms chairperson and Lanao del Sur 1st District Representative Zia Alonto Adiong on Wednesday said the proposed Anti-Political Dynasty Law is expected to reach plenary deliberations within the next two weeks.
Speaking at a press conference on February 25, Adiong outlined the panel’s timeline, noting that a substitute bill consolidating multiple proposals will be adopted at the committee level next week.
“Next week na magkakaroon na tayo ng committee adoption [of the substitute bill].. So due na siya for I think for next, next week for plenary debate,” he said.
He underscored that the proposal is rooted in constitutional mandate.
“Nakita naman natin there’s no question about [the] anti-political dynasty [bill] kasi everyone agrees that there’s already that in the Constitution,” Adiong added.
The committee recently concluded a two-week series of public consultations in Cavite, Cebu, and Cagayan de Oro City — areas with substantial voting populations — to gather public feedback on the contentious measure.
A total of 24 anti-political dynasty bills will be merged into a single substitute version. Once approved by the committee, the measure will proceed to plenary debates before the more than 300-member House of Representatives.
Although the 1987 Constitution calls for a ban on political dynasties, Congress has yet to enact an enabling law for nearly four decades, allowing members of the same political families to continue occupying elective posts.