Duterte backs anti-political dynasty proposal but uncertain if public will like itMANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday he agrees with the proposed abolition of political dynasties, although he doubts whether the idea would sit well with the public. The switch to a federal system was one of the key planks of Duterte's election campaign, along with his deadly war on drugs. Early this month, a 20-member consultative committee created by Duterte to review the 1987 Constitution voted to regulate political dynasties in the draft federal charter. The current charter prohibits political dynasties but lawmakers have repeatedly failed to pass an enabling law for the ban. In a press conference also on Tuesday, Reynato Puno, chairman of the consultative committee, said the proposed anti-political dynasty provision is a “sine qua non (without which, nothing)” requirement of the shift to a federal system.

Source: Philippine Star March 21, 2018 04:05 UTC