Manila, March 3 -- Speaker Faustino Dy III hailed on Tuesday the approval by the House of Representatives Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms of the consolidated Anti-Political Dynasty bill, calling it a decisive step toward enforcing a long-standing constitutional mandate.

The committee action moves the measure one step closer to becoming law, advancing legislation that seeks to prohibit the concentration of elective political power within families at both national and local levels.

"For nearly four decades, the constitution has directed Congress to prohibit political dynasties. Today, we move closer to fulfilling that mandate," Dy said in a news release.

The committee chaired by Lanao del Sur 1st District Rep. Zia Alonto Adio...