How entrenched political families in Congress continue to block reforms, leaving millions in poverty Section 26, Article II of the 1987 Constitution explicitly mandates the state to prohibit political dynasties “as may be defined by law.” But nearly four decades later, that law has yet to be enacted. What exists—clearly and consistently—is a Congress dominated by families whose political survival depends on the absence of such a law. Since the 1986 Edsa Revolution, lawmakers have regularly filed bills prohibiting political dynasties, but none has passed. The reason, according to a political science professor at the University of the Philippines Diliman, […]... Keep on reading: Stark relationship: Poverty persists where dynastic power endures