A nationwide Pulse Asia survey released Friday showed that most Filipino adults favor the passage of a law banning political dynasties.
Conducted from February 27 to March 2, the survey found that 64% support the measure, 17% oppose it, and 19% are undecided. Support was strongest in Balanced Luzon (74%), the Visayas (73%), and Metro Manila (69%), while opposition was highest in Mindanao at 39%.
By socioeconomic class, Class ABC (70%) and Class D (66%) largely backed the bill, while Class E respondents (41%) were mostly opposed.
Among those supportive or undecided, 67% said the ban should apply to both national and local positions, 13% preferred it only for local posts, and 11% wanted it limited to national elective offices.
Nearly seven in 10 respondents also favored prohibiting relatives from holding the same government post consecutively, and 70% supported limiting family members running in an election to two—one for a national position and one for a local position.
The survey sampled 1,200 adults nationwide, with a ±2.8% margin of error at the 95% confidence level.
Legislatively, the anti-political dynasty bill has advanced in Congress, with the Senate Committee on Electoral Reforms and People’s Participation approving it on February 24, and the House Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms following suit on March 3.