00:00In the meantime, a substitute bill seeking to curb political dynasties is set for plenary debates in the House of
00:06Representatives next week
00:07after it was approved by the House of Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms.
00:14The measure aims to break the concentration of political power among a few families
00:18and establish a formal legal definition of political dynasty after decades of debate.
00:24Committee Chairperson Zia Alonto Adyong said the panel remains open to proposals from lawmakers
00:30and will also consider results of public consultations.
00:34Among the suggestions being reviewed is expanding the coverage to the fourth degree of consanguinity and affinity,
00:42though most proposals support limiting it to the second degree for easier implementation by the Commission on Elections.
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