04/06/2026
The House of Representatives approved on third and final reading a bill banning political dynasties, with lawmakers voting 267-20-7 in favor of House Bill 8389 on June 3, 2026.
This measure seeks to prohibit spouses and relatives up to the second degree of consanguinity or affinity from running for or occupying elective positions within the same constituency or jurisdiction.
The approval came two weeks after the bill passed on second reading.
Lanao del Sur Representative Zia Alonto Adiong urged the Senate to act on the bill.
“We now call upon our counterparts in the Senate to swiftly approve this important measure,” Adiong emphasized in a statement.
If enacted into law, spouses and relatives within the covered degree of relationship would be barred from simultaneously holding or seeking elective posts in the same political area.
| via Yashandra Marie Feliciano, The Perpetualite
File photo, The Perpetualite
Sources: GMA News, Philippine Star, Inquirer.net