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Marcos wants Congress to prioritize dynasty bill
The Freeman
|December 10, 2025
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has directed Congress to prioritize several anti-corruption measures, including a bill banning political dynastiesdespite himself coming from one of the most powerful political families in the country.
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In a statement to the media, Palace Claire Castro announced that Marcos directed Congress to prioritize the following measures:
Anti-dynasty bill
Independent People’s Commission Act
Party-list System Reform Act
Citizens Access and Disclosure of Expenditures for National Accountability (CADENA) Act
This story is from the December 10, 2025 edition of The Freeman.
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