64% of Pinoys Want Anti-Dynasty Law — Pero Mindanao Says 'Nah'

A whopping 64% of Filipinos now support the passage of an anti-political dynasty law, according to the latest Pulse Asia survey released Friday, March 13. That's a 10-percentage point jump from December 2025, when only 54% backed the idea. The momentum is real.

The survey, conducted from February 27 to March 2 among 1,200 representative adults, shows support cutting across all levels of government. Majority want the ban to cover both simultaneous and consecutive holding of elective positions by relatives. Balance Luzon leads the charge at 74%, followed by Visayas at 73%, and Metro Manila at 69%.

But here's the interesting twist: Mindanao is the holdout. Only 32% in the region support the proposed law — statistically unchanged from the 34% in December. It's practically a three-way split there: 32% agree, 29% are undecided, and 39% outright disagree. Among socioeconomic classes, the poorest Class E is similarly divided, with only 36% in favor versus 41% opposed.

Among those who favor or are undecided about the law (83% of respondents), 70% agreed that relatives should be banned from holding national and local elective positions simultaneously. The same percentage supports limiting the number of family members running to just two — one for national and one for local government.

The survey comes at a loaded time. Just a day after the survey period ended, the House suffrage committee approved what critics have called a "weak" anti-dynasty bill that limits the ban to second-degree relatives only — parents, siblings, spouse, and children. Many say it doesn't go far enough. With public opinion clearly shifting, the pressure on Congress to deliver a stronger version just got louder.

Source: Rappler