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‘HOLLOW VICTORY’: Anti-dynasty bill won’t dismantle political clans, NAMFREL warns

The National Citizens’ Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL) has branded the newly passed Anti-Political Dynasty Act a “hollow victory,” warning that the measure institutionalizes loopholes that would allow political clans to survive and reorganize rather than dismantle their grip on public office. In a statement dated June 9, 2026, the