Pulse Asia: Majority backs anti-political dynasty law
Anti-corruption march Progressive and faith-based groups parade through the Ortigas Central Business District on Sunday to call for an end to corruption and political dynasties.
Photograph by ARAM LASCANO for DAILY TRIBUNE
Fifty-four percent of Filipinos support the immediate passage of a law banning political dynasties in the Philippines, according to a Pulse Asia survey released Monday.
The survey, conducted from Dec. 12 to 15, was based on the proposed anti-political dynasty bill long advocated by progressive groups, which argue that political dynasties tend to prolong corruption by consolidating power among a few families.
Support for the measure is strongest in Metro Manila at 69 percent, followed by the rest of Luzon and the Visayas at 59 percent each, and among Class D respondents at 57 percent. Public opinion in Mindanao is more divided, with 34 percent in favor, 38 percent undecided, and 27 percent opposed.
In Classes C and E, similar proportions either support the proposal or remain undecided, while nationwide, indecision outweighs opposition at 27 percent versus 18 percent.
About a third of Filipino adults, or 33 percent, said they somewhat agree with the immediate passage of an anti-political dynasty law.
Similar sentiments were recorded in Metro Manila at 46 percent and among Class D respondents at 35 percent. In Mindanao and Class C, views are split, with nearly equal shares either expressing moderate support or remaining undecided.
In the rest of Luzon and the Visayas, opinions are more evenly distributed among those who strongly agree, somewhat agree, or are ambivalent. Class E respondents show nearly equal levels of strong agreement, moderate support, indecision, and some disagreement.
Meanwhile, 52 percent of Filipino adults also support the immediate passage of a law creating a fully empowered Independent Commission Against Infrastructure Corruption (ICAIC).
Majorities in Metro Manila, the rest of Luzon, the Visayas, and Classes D and E share this view, while opinion in Mindanao and among Class C respondents is split between agreement and indecision.
Nationwide, 33 percent remain undecided on the proposal, while 15 percent oppose it. Similar proportions of respondents either somewhat agree with the immediate creation of the ICAIC or express ambivalence, with Metro Manila registering stronger support and Class E showing nearly equal levels of agreement and indecision.