House Electoral Reforms Committee Chairman Zia Adiong Speaks on Anti-Political Dynasty Bill Being Pushed
ANTI-POLITICAL DYNASTY BILL – The measure is expected to displace over 5,000 elected government officials if passed into law.
One of the bills that President Bongbong Marcos wanted the Congress to prioritize despite that he came from a political clan is a measure that will ban political dynasties in the government. This came amid Marcos Jr. himself having a sister, a son, a nephew, and a cousin who are also in the government.
The bill that would ban political dynasties in the Philippine government is one of the bills that the President wants to the Congress to pass aside form the Independent People’s Commission Act bill, the Party-list System Reform Act bill, and the Citizens Access and Disclosure of Expenditures for National Accountability or CADENA Act bill.
Previously, amid PBBM wanting the prioritization of the measure that would ban political dynasties, presidential son and Ilocos Norte Congressman Sandro Marcos filed the Anti-Political Dynasty Bill together with House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy.
Among the Marcoses in the Philippine government are Pres. Bongbong Marcos, Senator Imee Marcos, Ilocos Norte Cong. Sandro Marcos, and Ilocos Norte Vice Governor Matthew Marcos-Manotoc. Former House Speaker and Leyte Cong. Martin Romualdez is also a cousin of the President and the Senator.
House Speaker Bojie Dy also came from a political clan. He is married to Mary Ann Arcega and their son, Faustino “Inno” Dy V is currently the mayor of Echague. Their other son, Francis Faustino “Kiko” Dy has served as vice governor of Isabela since 2025.
The Anti-Political Dynasty Bill filed by Ilocos Norte Cong. Sandro Marcos and House Speaker Bojie Dy are now being tackled in the House of Representatives. Recently, House Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms chairperson Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong spoke on the proposed measure.
According to News5, House Rep. Adiong claimed that more than 5,000 government officials may be displaced if the House Committee version of the Anti-Political Dynasty bill will be passed into a law. The lawmaker stressed that the proposed measure may ban political dynasties of up to second-degree consanguinity or affinity.
“Given the data we have, we can see that it is inaccurate to say that the committee version will not have an impact. The numbers say otherwise,” Adiong said.
Based on the post, the data from the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) states that around 9,852 elective positions in the government are considered potential dynasts. According to Rep. Adiong, the passage of the Anti-Political Dynasty bill will possibly change the political landscape and the governance in the Philippines.
Previously, Senator Erwin Tulfo claimed that he will resign if an anti-political dynasty bill is passed.
