Marcos seeks passage of Anti-Dynasty Bill, three other priority measures

President Marcos has urged senators and congressmen to prioritize the passage of four proposed legislative measures, including the Anti-Dynasty Bill and the Party-list System Reform Act.

- By BETHEENA UNITE

Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro announced on Tuesday, Dec. 9, that Marcos met with the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) on Tuesday morning to urge them to pass the proposed measures—Anti-Dynasty Bill, Independent People's Commission Act, Party-list System Reform Act, and Citizens Access and Disclosure of Expenditures for National Accountability (CADENA) Act to institutionalize transparency and accountability on public finance—as soon as possible.

“In a LEDAC meeting this morning, the President also instructed both houses to take a closer look at the four bills, and prioritize the passage as soon as possible," Castro added.

The Anti-Dynasty Bill seeks to prohibit political dynasties. Under the bill, no person related within the fourth degree of consanguinity or affinity to an incumbent national elective official shall be allowed to hold or run for a national post.