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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Philippines
Sixteenth Congress
First Regular Session
House Bill No.: 1129
Introduced by Hon. Ginalynn Marriel A. De Torres
AN ACT
PROHOBITING THE ESTABLISHMENT
OF POLITICAL DYNASTIES IN THE PHILIPPINES
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(d) Running for an elective position shall commence after the official filing
of the Certificate of Candidacy to the Commission of Elections
(COMELEC).
(e) Holding an Elective Position shall refer to the right acquired a person
who was elected into a position through a valid election.
SECTION 4: Persons covered; Prohibited Candidates. The spouse of the
incumbent elective official and relatives up to the fourth civil degree of consanguinity or
affinity.
SECTION 5: Effect of Violation of Prohibition. The COMELEC shall, motu
propio or upon the verified petition of an interested party, deny the due course of any
certificate of candidacy filed in violation of this Act. The votes cast for the disqualified
candidate, should there be any, would not be counted nor shall the candidate be
proclaimed or allowed to assume office within any circumstances.
The candidates, who are found guilty of the violation of the provisions of this Act,
on first offense, shall suffer a ten (10) year disqualification in the running for any
elective post, be it from the barangay elections up to the national elections. While his or
her family, up to the third civil degree of consanguinity or affinity, would suffer the same
disqualification but only for five (5) years. For any recurrence of the violation, the
candidate shall be permanently disqualified from running in any elective position and
shall pay a fine of fifty thousand pesos (P 50,000) while his or her family, up to the third
degree of consanguinity, shall be disqualified for ten (10) years from running in any
elective post.
to, or inconsistent with, the provisions of this act is hereby repealed, modified, or
amended accordingly.
SECTION 11: Separability Clause. If any provision or part hereof, is held
invalid or unconstitutional, the remainder of the Act or the provision not otherwise
affected shall remain valid and subsisting.
SECTION 12: Effectivity Clause. This act shall take effect fifteen (15) days
after its publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.
Approved,