00:01Kaloocan 2nd District Representative Edgar Erice continues to criticize the quote,
00:06diluted anti-political dynasty bill being pushed by the House majority.
00:10He struggles to contain his emotions during the first day of House plenary deliberations on the proposed bill.
00:16Kaya ang final na sagot ko po, hindi ito anti-political dynasty lo, ito po ay isang pudol, pudol, pudol.
00:29Under the current version, a political dynasty relationship is set up only to the second degree of consanguinity.
00:35This means relatives such as cousins, nephews, aunts, and uncles can still run simultaneously alongside a politician or succeed them
00:44in office immediately.
00:45The proposal also allows families to field candidates for a national post, a provincial post, a municipal or city government
00:53post, and as many congressional posts as possible at the same time.
00:57Erice argues the proposal won't do anything to put an end to the monopoly of power in areas ruled by
01:04dynasts.
01:05Lanao del Sur Representative Zia Alonto Adyong, the bill's sponsor, disputes this.
01:10Monopoly resides when the power to appoint resides and exercised by one person.
01:16That is monopoly.
01:18But we allow the people to vote.
01:21But directly with this bill, Mr. Speaker, it would change 180 degrees the setup in the Senate because we know
01:27that there are four sets of siblings currently now serving under the 20th Congress.
01:33Let us not deceive ourselves when you file a weak law, when you pass a diluted version, when you allow
01:40contradiction between the House and the Senate, you are not solving the problem.
01:45Ito po ay hindi po anti-political dynasty law.
01:51It will institutionalize political dynasties.
01:54A
01:55I
01:55I
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