Sen. Panfilo Lacson, author of the Anti-Political Dynasty Act, consistent with a report, succeeded in refilling the bill before Congress went into recess on October 14.
Sen. Lacson, who is not known to have fielded any members of his family onto the political arena within the country, deserved to be counseled for this landmark bill.
Once signed into law by Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, the anti-political dynasty bill will cover the elections in 2010. As a consequence we tend to can be seeing political ambitions of many native politicians vanished into oblivion before the a lot of anticipated 2010 polls.
This bill ought to have been passed a long time ago, but as they say: "higher late than never." It is only within the Philippines where we have a tendency to notice an excessive amount of leniency on the issue of political dynasty.
Our history is replete with accounts that political dynasty brings more damage than smart to our nation. Political dynasty is one of the foundation causes why it is tough to deal with the matter of graft and corruption.
With this law obtaining enough support within the Senate, we tend to ought to expect a nationwide cleanup of powerful families dominating politics in varied elements of the country.
The senators who supported the committee report are (take note) Chiz Escudero, Benigno Simeon Aquino III, Rodolfo Biazon, Loren Legarda, Manuel Roxas II, Jamby Madrigal, Richard Gordon, Lito Lapid, Joker Arroyo and Francis Pangilinan. Senator Pia Cayetano did not sign the report, news sources said. Senators Jinggoy Estrada, Lito Lapid and Juan Miguel Zubiri had expressed their intention to inhibit from signing the bill.
Soon we can recognize the true colours of those senators. Those that can vote against this bill could be ostracized by the general public for putting their own interest earlier than the individuals's.
There's a bit of irony in this initiative since Gloria Arroyo would have the ultimate say on Lacson's anti-political dynasty bill. The general public should be careful how the president can handle this bill since Gloria's family, in step with a Philippine Star's news article, is "a best example of what a political dynasty is."
An excerpt of the news report reads: "In Malacanang, President Arroyo is seen as the simplest example of what political dynasty is. Presidential sons Dato Arroyo and Juan Miguel Zubiri are representatives of Camarines Sur and Pampanga, respectively. The president's brother-in-law, Ignacio Arroyo, could be a representative of Negros while Rep. Ma. Lourdes Arroyo, another sibling of Initial Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo, has been accredited recently as a representative of Kasangga party-list group."
Again, kudos to Senator Ping Lacson. Lacson's bill could be his enduring legacy within the Senate and in Philippine history books.
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