AN age-old proposal to ban political dynasties in the Philippines is unlikely to prosper, with the new Senate dominated by political families, analysts said at the weekend.
“With the incoming Senate, we see that perspectives are limited to a certain group of individuals, within families,” Jan Robert R. Go, an assistant political science professor from the University of the Philippines, said in an e-mail.
Half-brothers Joseph Victor G. Ejercito and Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada, son of former President Joseph E. Estrada, were also elected senators on May 9.Mr. Go said that this is a concern since the Senate should have a wider perspective on key issues compared with the House of Representatives.means that dynastic interests have more defenders now and political reform initiatives are not likely to prosper,” Herman Joseph S.
“What happens is that local governments become a family enterprise,” he added. “This is not healthy for a democracy.” “The good news is that our economic policies don’t really change,” he added, noting that in the past three administrations, complex fiscal reforms were introduced to strengthen the economy.
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