Once signed into law by Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, the anti-political dynasty bill will cowl the elections in 2010. As a consequence we will be seeing political ambitions of the many local politicians vanished into oblivion before the a lot of anticipated 2010 polls.
This bill ought to have been passed a while ago, however as they say: "higher late than never." It's only in the Philippines where we tend to notice an excessive amount of leniency on the issue of political dynasty.
Our history is replete with accounts that political dynasty brings additional hurt than smart to our nation. Political dynasty is one amongst the root causes why it's troublesome to address the problem of graft and corruption.
With this law obtaining enough support in the Senate, we should expect a nationwide cleanup of powerful families dominating politics in various 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 didn't 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 have a tendency to will apprehend the true colours of those senators. Those who will vote against this bill may be ostracized by the public for putting their own interest previous the folks's.
There's a bit of irony during this initiative since Gloria Arroyo would have the ultimate say on Lacson's anti-political dynasty bill. The general public should watch out how the president will handle this bill since Gloria's family, in line 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 most effective 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, may 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."
Once more, kudos to Senator Ping Lacson. Lacson's bill might be his enduring legacy in the Senate and in Philippine history books.
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