Comelec official: Antidynasty law should leave no loopholes

2026-02-19 - 21:53

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will have a hard time implementing a ban against political dynasties, particularly if the enabling law is ambiguous and full of loopholes, one of its officials said at a Senate hearing on Thursday. “It is difficult for the Comelec,” said lawyer Renato Magbutay, the poll body’s regional director for Northern