TOPIC OUTLINE

I. Political dynasties should not be allowed.

A. Abuse of power
1. Hereditary succession
2. Power and influence retention
3. Political branding symbol
B. Driven by greed
1. Weakened political participation
2. Lesser new ideas and platforms
3. Elitism and Exclusionary power structure
C. Abuse of authority
1. Political avarice
2. Public manipulation
3. Monopolistic control

SENTENCE OUTLINE

I. Political Dynasties should not be allowed.

A. They will do anything to stay in power.
1. Dynastic politicians came from families highly placed in terms of money
and position.
2. Dynastic politicians’ power could promote narrow economic interests,
institutionalize economic inequalities, and could build a long-term
negative aim:
a. Vote buying
b. Gullibility or credulity of the citizens.
c. Absence of “Anti-Dynasty Law”
d. Corruption of government programs
3. Dynastic politicians create an unfair voting environment wherein electable
individuals are only limited to a set of candidates with familiar surnames
or family names established in a particular place or city.
B. They are prone to greediness.
1. Political dynasties restrict new candidates from participating in any
government positions.
2. Political dynasties would stick to former proven methods used and done
by their predecessors resulting in lesser new ideas and platforms to work.
3. Political dynasties are elitists and exclusionists that exclude new faces and
new voices to join a democratic decision-making process and participate
in any political leadership roles.
C. They would tend to abuse their authority.
1. Political dynasties would tend to abuse their power and shows an appetite
for corruption, political violence, and any blatant expression of political
avarice.
2. Political dynasties would hinder economic progress through manipulation
and empty promises to the citizen.
 a. Political dynasties often emerge when there is a higher
number of poverties in a particular place where they can
easily manipulate the people with false advertisements and
assurances.
3. Series of corruption, unqualified government officials, and incompetent
elections are the effects of political dynasties under monopolistic control.

I. Covid-19 situation in the Philippines

II. Philippine government response to the Covid-19 pandemic
A. Vaccine and mass testing
1. Swabbing centers are implemented on different locations in the
country- conducting mass testing as an intervention strategy
solution for Covid-19 pandemic in the country.
a. Nasal swab
b. Pharyngeal swab
2. Covid-19 vaccine in the Philippines initiated by the Duterte
administration serves as an on-going mass immunization campaign
against the spread of the infectious SARS-Cov 2.
3. Contact tracing initiated by the World Health Organization (WHO)
is the effective way to prevent the onward transmission of
Coronavirus by immediately checking close contacts of the
infected individual.
B. Republic Act No. 1469 or the Bayanihan to Heal as One act
1. Police and military conducts security border checkpoint
and assists the public in following the quarantine
protocols such as physical distancing and mass
gathering.
2. The armed forces of the Philippines (AFP) utilized their
aircrafts and military vessels to deliver medical supplies
such as PPEs and vaccines to the health centers around
the country and serves as a transportation services for
the medical personnel and other frontline workers.
3. Military and police prevent spreading of
misinformation and fake news related to the Covid-19
situation of the country.

C. Lockdown, quarantine and isolation, and travel restrictions

D. Cash aid and medical supply assistance

E. Military and police

1. Police and military conducts security border checkpoint and assists
the public in following the quarantine protocols such as physical
distancing and mass gathering.
2. The armed forces of the Philippines (AFP) utilized their aircrafts
and military vessels to deliver medical supplies such as PPEs and
vaccines to the health centers around the country and serves as a
transportation services for the medical personnel and other
frontline workers.
3. Military and police prevent spreading of misinformation and fake
news related to the Covid-19 situation of the country.