3. OBJECTIVES
• Define political dynasty.
• Discuss the history and the status quo of
political dynasty in the Philippines.
• Compare political dynasties in the Philippines
and in other countries .
• Weigh its pros and cons.
• Tackle its sociological perspective.
• Provide a deeper understanding of political
dynasties through identifying its contribution
to social change.
5. POLITICS
The art or science concerned with guiding
or influencing governmental policy.
The art or science concerned with winning
and holding control over a government.
- Meriam Webster’s Dictionary
7. POLITICAL DYNASTY
The concentration, consolidation, or
continuation of public office and political
power by persons related to each other.
- House Bill No. 837, Anti-Political Dynasty
Act
8. POLITICAL DYNASTY
A phenomenon that concentrates political
power and public resources within the
control of a few families whose members
alternately hold elective offices, deftly
skirting term limits.
- Justice Antonio Carpio
19. STATUS QUO
Article II, Section 26 of the 1987 Philippine
Constitution states that
“The state shall guarantee equal access
to opportunities for public service, and
prohibit political dynasties as may be
defined by law”
20. STATUS QUO
• Political dynasties have been an ongoing
issue where its mere existence creates a
great impact in our political system, and
causes an uproar in our political system.
21. STATUS QUO
• Partnerships or alliances formed with
corporations, business firms, media and
showbiz have contributed to the increasing
number of families involved in political
dynasties.
22. STATUS QUO
• In the 2012 report, the Philippines
consistently remains to be one of the most
corrupt countries in the world.
• Political parties were deemed to be the
biggest contributor of corruption in the
country
23. STATUS QUO
• A recent study showed that about 75% of
the members of the House of
Representatives come from political
dynasties.
• In 2013, 94% of all provinces in the
Philippines have political dynasties, with
an average of 2.3 political families per
province.
25. POLITICAL DYNASTY:PROS AND
CONS
PROS:
• Political dynasties can address the serious
problem of short-termism.
• Voting for someone, especially from a
well-known family, who knows the job
satisfactorily may be an advantage.
27. POLITICAL DYNASTY:PROS AND
CONS
CONS
• It creates unequal access to public office.
• Philippine political clans have become a
means of monopolizing power.
• The centrality of dynasties to politics
lowers the costs associated with
committing corrupt acts.
28. POLITICAL DYNASTY:PROS AND
CONS
CONS
• It perpetuates a system of corruption in
government.
• Political dynasties use their authority to
increase their political and economic
dominance.
