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First Regular Session 
This bill was originally introduced during the Eighth Congress. Re-filing 
it is a statement against the path of least resistance assumed by some 
legislators who dropped this issue from priority consideration apparently to 
protect their own interests. 
Arguably, this measure is one of the most important electoral reform 
needed to level the political playing field. In fact, the COMELEC- proposed 
Election Code contains a prohibition on political dynasties of the SimUltaneQUS 
or successive candidates of persons within the third civil degree of 
consanguinity or affinity. Former COMELEC Chairperson Haydee Yorac 
would improve on this provision by including in the ban the spouse or 
spouses and, by analogy, the mistress of incumbent political leaders. 
This bill also defines politicat dynasty (Sec. 3); sets forth prohibited 
offices (Sec 4); and provide for rejection and cancellation of certificates for the 
prohibition (Sec.5.). 
This particular measure had already pass6d the Senate as early as the 
Eight Congress. Its re-passage in this Congress is thus, earnestly prayed fer. 
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F THE PHILIPPINE 
First Regular Session 
Introduced by Senator Fiavier 
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Be if enacted by the Senate and House of Represenfafives of the 
Philippines in Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Purpose and Objective. - It is the purpose and objective 
of this Act to translate into the practical realities of the Philippines politics the 
State policy enunciated in Article II, section 26 of the 1987 Constitution to 
“guarantee equal access to opportunities for public service and prohibit 
political dynasties” (Article 11, section 26) and the mandate to Congress in 
Article XIII, Section I therefore to enact “measures that ... reduces social, 
economic and political power for the common good”. 
SEC. 2. Applicability. - This Act shall govern and be applicable to the 
next elections and to all subsequent elections to be held thereafter. 
SEC. 3. Political Dynasty Defined. - As used in this Act, a political 
dynasty is the concentration, consolidation or perpetuation of pubic office and 
political power by persons related to one another, as defined in this act. 
Person who are related within the third civil degree of consanguinity or 
affinity, including their spouses and the spouses of their brother-in-law and 
sister-in-law (bilas) shall be dwmed within the political dynasty relationship 
prohibited under this Act. 


SEC. 4. Prohibited Offices. - a) No President, Vice-president or 
Senator shall be succeeded in office by any family member having political 
dynasty relationship to such officials. 
Neither may such family member be elected to or assume the position 
of President, Vice-president, Senator, Congressman, Governor, Vice- 
Governor, City Mayor or City Vice-Mayor, or Municipal Mayor or Municipal 
Vice-Mayor whose term of office commences during the incumbency of such 
official. 
No such family member shall be a candidate for the office of the 
President, Vice-president, Senator, Congressman, Governor, Vice-Governor, 
City Mayor or City Vice-Mayor, or Municipal Mayor or Municipal Vice-Mayor in 
the same elections in which another family member within the political 
dynasty relationship is a candidate for President, Vice President, or Senator. 
b) No Congressman, Provincial Governor, City or Municipal Mayor 
shall be succeeded in office by any family member having a political dynasty 
relationship to such officials. 
Neither may such family member be elected to or assume any elective 
position within the same district, province, city or municipality, whose term of 
office commences during the incumbency of such officials nor may such 
family member be a candidate for any public office in the same district, 
province, city or municipality in the same elections, in which another family 
member within political dynasty relationship is a candidate for Congressman, 
Governor or Mayor. 
SEC. 5. Rejecfion and Cancellafion of Certificates of Candidacies. - 
Any certificate of candidacy that is presented to the Commission on Election 


in violation of this Act shall be cancelled and the votes cast for the disqualified 
candidate shall not be counted, nor shall be proclaimed or qualified to 
assume office, 
In the event that two or more disqualified family members having a 
political dynasty relationship should file their bona fide certificates of 
candidacy, the subordinate and lesser elective positions shall be rejected. 
Whenever two or more person related within the prohibited degree or 
relationship shall file their bona fide certificate of candidacy for the same 
position, the one who filed ahead shall be given due course. 
Whenever it cannot be determined with accuracy which application 
was filed first, the Commission on elections shall supervise the drawing of lots 
to decide whose certificate of candidacy shall be accepted. 
SEC. 6. lmplemenfing Rules and Regulations. - The Commission on 
Elections shall promulgate the rules and regulations for the implementation of 
the provisions of this Act. 
. SEC. 7, Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, executive orders, letters 
of instructions, and other issuance’s or parts therefore which are inconsistent 
with the provisions of this Act are hereby deemed amended, modified, 
superseded or repealed accordingjy. 
SEC. 
8. Effectivity. - this Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days upon its 
publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved,