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‘CONCENTRATED INFLUENCE’

Sotto seeks definition of ‘political dynasty’

/ 10:41 PM March 29, 2022

Senate President Vicente Sotto III. STORY: Sotto seeks definition of ‘political dynasty’

Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III. (File photo by JOHN ERIC MENDOZA / INQUIRER.net)

MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Vicente Sotto III, a vice presidential candidate, wants a definition of  “political dynasty,” saying that it exists when there is “concentrated influence” in a certain area.

“If there is no concentrated influence… it’s not a political dynasty,” he said, speaking in a mix of English and Filipino in an interview on Tuesday over AM radio station DZRH. “So it has to be defined. That’s my stand.”

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He had been asked his take on political dynasties and the bills pending in Congress seeking to prohibit them.

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“Let’s define it. If in one area their influence is concentrated, then you can call it a political dynasty. But in a case when one is doing this and another is doing that, that’s not a dynasty.”

In Sotto’s case, his son, Gian Sotto, is the vice mayor of Quezon City, and his nephew, Vico Sotto, is the mayor of Pasig City.

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The Constitution bans political dynasties, but no law has been passed defining what a political dynasty is.

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