By Honor Blanco Cabie
the vow from congress leadership* i hear
to back the bills proposed to put a stop
to dynasties in government is clear
and loud: that vow should not become a flop.
some raised the question, rather apt in fact,
how serious was the leadership to take
the bill up and fulfill it is on track
to renovate, revive the people’s cake.
it is a mandate long, long overdue
and if the government must thus regain
the people’s trust this is a timely cue:
don’t mind those who’d be hurt and writhe in pain.
the country’s board in politics is quite
a mess – don’t think that only few have light.
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*Speaker Faustino ‘Bojie’ Dy III, 64, has been quoted as saying ‘I believe that public service is not an heirloom but a public trust.’ Dy recently acknowledged he has at least 16 relatives currently in government, including his son Faustino ‘Inno’ Dy V, now Echague town mayor, and nephews Ian Paul and Michael Dy, both Isabela congressmen.
**Several anti-political bills have been filed in the House. The Makabayan Bloc itself has filed HB 209 and 4784, described by the group as ‘true anti-political dynasty measures with clear and uncompromising provisions.’
