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Roland Simbulan political dynasties

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  1. FROM one hurdle to another Former University of the Philippines professor and historian Roland Simbulan wrote The Bases of Our Insecurity: A Study of the US Military Bases in the Philippines. Simbulan now turns his attention to ending the deeply ingrained dynastic nature of Philippine politics.

    Breaking dynasties from ground up

    Regular elections give citizens the opportunity to retain leaders who perform well and remove those who do not.

  2. ANTI-POLITICAL dynasty bill Philippines

    Delay favors political clans

    Elections let people keep the leaders who do their jobs and remove those who do not.

  3. Dynasty pathogens

    Dynasty pathogens

    Numerous studies show political dynasties, optimizing their power and wealth, are superbugs in our body politic, doing things they are supposedly forbidden to…

  4. Amoral familism and dynasties

    Amoral familism and dynasties

    The Philippines has elevated impunity into an art form, aided by a weaponized legal system and an electorate acclimated to mediocrity.

  5. Congress must enable law vs dynasties — SC

    Congress must enable law vs dynasties — SC

    The Supreme Court directs Congress to enact an anti-political dynasty law, ruling that the legislature has a mandatory constitutional duty under Article II,…