SEN. Francis Pangilinan wants to prohibit members of political dynasties from becoming or substituting as a party-list representative or nominee. Pangilinan filed Senate Bill 1907 which aims to amend Republic Act (RA) 7941 or the Party-List System Act. Pangilinan said his proposal “strengthens the statutory framework of the party-list system to align its implementation with its constitutional purpose of sectoral representation.” Under SB 1907, “no person may become or substitute for a party-list nominee or otherwise become a party-list representative” if they are a spouse or relative within the fourth degree of consanguinity or affinity of an incumbent president, vice president, senator, district or party-list representative, governor, vice governor, mayor, or vice mayor. The bill also states that the spouse or relative within the fourth degree of consanguinity or affinity of a nominee of any party-list organization in the same election should be included in the prohibition. Pangilinan said he recognizes the role of party-lists in proportional representation. But he raised the need for “legislative clarification” in the implementation of the law, particularly in standards of sectoral representation, safeguards against conflicts of interest, voter clarity, and accountability mechanisms. It bans a party-list nominee or representative, or party-list organization from directly or indirectly holding contracts or subcontracts to supply the government or any of its divisions, subdivisions, or instrumentalities with goods, services, construction, and other works. Nominees or representatives and their spouse or relative within the second degree of consanguinity or affinity cannot serve as a partner, director, officer, member, or stockholder of any corporation or partnership that holds such contracts. Under the proposed measure, the Commission on Elections may motu propio or upon verified petition, remove or disqualify the party-list nominee if they do not have any of the qualifications of a party-list nominee, or that they possess any of the prohibitions.