Political dynasties still dominate Congress By Satur C. Ocampo

Political dynasties still dominate Congress

 By Satur C. Ocampo
At Ground Level | The Philippine Star
That political dynasties continue to dominate Congress isn’t hard news anymore. A news report on an Asian Institute of Management Policy Center study showing this has been relegated to the inside, rather than the front, page of a major daily.

Nonetheless, it’s worth looking deeper into that study, which tends to indicate that legislators belonging to political dynasties represent areas with lower per-capita incomes and higher poverty levels although this needs further validation.

More significantly, the AIMPC study reveals that an increasing number of political dynasties are gaining seats in Congress. This fact points up the glaring failure to realize the 1987 Constitution’s declared state policy “to guarantee equal access to opportunities for public service, and prohibit political dynasties as may be defined by law.”..... MORE

Source:  Bulatlat.com

URL: http://bulatlat.com/main/2011/10/07/political-dynasties-still-dominate-congress/