By Meanne Corvera
Eagle News Service
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Monday said he would push for the inclusion of a provision prohibiting political dynasties in the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law, a proposal a former Chief Justice said could be a “very good experiment.”
“I am open to discuss the extent of the prohibition, but the anti-dynasty principle must be embodied in the BBL,” Drilon said in a statement.
At a Senate hearing on the proposed BBL, Drilon said “this is an opportunity for us if we want to correct certain issues which stand in the way of moving democracy in that part of the country..”
He said it was also a chance to give the “opportunity for leaders to be developed and for all the others benefits that we know in having an anti-dynasty provision” to be availed of.
Former Chief Justice Hilario Davide agreed.
Davide, who was a resource person at a Senate hearing on the proposed BBL, said the inclusion of such a provision in the proposed BBL “could be a very good experiment.”
“Perhaps it is high time for Congress to exercise its political will, make this a model, providing for an anti-political dynasty provision,” he said.