A CRITICAL REVIEW OF HOUSE BILL NO.

3587 (IN SUBSTITUTION TO

HOUSE BILL NOS. 172, 837, 2911) OTHERWISE KNOWN AS AN ACT
PROHIBITING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF POLITICAL DYNASTIES: ITS
IMPLICATIONS TO POLITICAL SYSTEM IN THE PHILIPPINES

A Thesis Presented to the

Faculty of the College of Law
Central Philippine University

In Partial Fulfillment of
Requirements for the Degree
Juris Doctor (J.D.)

By
UJELL P. GRECIA
April 2016
APPROVAL SHEET

This thesis entitled A CRITICAL REVIEW OF HOUSE BILL NO. 3587 (IN
SUBSTITUTION TO HOUSE BILL NOS. 172, 837, 2911) OTHERWISE KNOWN
AS

AN

ACT

DYNASTIES:

PROHIBITING
ITS

THE

IMPLICATIONS

ESTABLISHMENT
TO

POLITICAL

OF

POLITICAL

SYSTEM

IN

THE

PHILIPPINES, prepared and submitted by UJELL P. GRECIA, in partial

fulfillment of the requirements of the degree JURIS DOCTOR, has been
examined and recommended for acceptance and approval.

ATTY. SALEX E. ALIBOGHA, M.A.N

Adviser

Approved in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Juris Doctor
(J.D.)

ATTY. ZACARIAS D. BEDONA, JR.

Dean
College of Law
Central Philippine University
April, 2016
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The love of family and the admiration of friends is more important than wealth
and privelege.

~Charles
Kuralt~
The researcher would like to express his deep gratitude to the prayers, support
and assistance of the following:
Atty. Salex E. Alibogha, for his generous guidance and motivation since
the beginning of the study;
Marc, Fermin, Joshoua, Leo, Glenn, Owen, Dexter and the rest of his
classmates, for sharing their wisdom, perspectives and knowledge about the
subject matter of his thesis paper and the for the guidance in constructing this
study.
The librarian and the student assistants of the College of Law Library, for
their earnest assistance in allowing the researcher to access law books, thesis
and journals for the processing and analysis of data gathered.
Mr. And Mrs. Eddie A. Grecia, for unconditional love and support in pursuit
of this accomplished study.
The Almighty God, for the gift of life, guidance and everything he has in
life.
UJELL P. GRECIA
TABLE OF CONTENTS

PAGE

APPROVAL SHEET.. .....................................................ii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.....................................................iii
TABLE OF CONTENTS............... ......................................................................iv
ABSTRACT.........................................................................................................vi
CHAPTER
I.

INTRODUCTION.....................1
Background of the Study..........................................1
Objectives of the Study............8
Assumption............................................9
Significance of the Study...10
Timeliness and
Necessity...........................................................................11
Theoretical Framework

..12

Definition of terms..14
Scope and limitations of the study...15
CHAPTER 2
II. REVIEW OF RELATED
LITERATURE..16
Review of Related Studies Conducted16
CHAPTER
III.

METHODOLOGY

.................................................................................26

Overview ...........................................................................................26
Research Design ............................................................................6

CHAPTER
IV. FINDINGS AND DISCUSSIONS............................................................28
Political Dynasties in the Philippines.........................................................28
House Bill No. 3587 ..............................................................................29
Failure to pass anti-dynasty law................................................................30
Implications of law prohibiting political dynasties.....................................33
V.

SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS and RECOMMENDATIONS....................36

Summary.................................................................................................36
Conclusions.............................................................................................37
Recommendations..................................................................................37

REFERENCES.........................................................................................................
.....38
Books..................................................................................................................38
On-line
Researchers...........................................................................................38
APPENDIX...................................................................................................39
House Bill No. 3587.........................................................................39

A CRITICAL REVIEW OF HOUSE BILL NO. 3587 (IN SUBSTITUTION TO

HOUSE BILL NOS. 172, 837, 2911) OTHERWISE KNOWN AS AN ACT
PROHIBITING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF POLITICAL DYNASTIES: ITS
IMPLICATIONS TO POLITICAL SYSTEM IN THE PHILIPPINES

By

UJELL P. GRECIA

ABSTRACT

This study was conducted to review House Bill No. 3587 An act
prohibiting the establishment of political dynasties in the Philippines and
determine its implications to political system in the Philippines. The study
included the determination of vague and ambiguous provisions of the said bill
and advangates and disadvantages of political dynasty in the Philippines.
For this study, the appropriate research design is Qualitative Study.
Hence, the researcher focused on the interpretation rather than quantification.
The type of qualitative research used is Grounded Theory. It is a research
approach in which the theory is developed from the data, rather than the other
way around. Data collection and analysis are consciously combined, and initial
data analysis is used to shape continuing data collection.
The data was gathered primarily from House Bill No. 3587 through a
critique analysis of its provision to determine the vague and ambiguous
provisions in the said bill. After the critical review of House Bill No. 3587, other
data were gathered through books, journal and other related studies conducted
to deterime the implications of said bill to the political system in the Philippines
regarding its provisions.

The data was analyzed primarily by conducting a critical review of the

provisions of House Bill No. 3587. Each provision was analyzed based on the
words written and interpretation have been made to determine future
implications. Vague and ambiguous provisions were determined through critique
analysis of the provisions of said bill. Other data gathered were used to
determine the effects of House Bill No. 3587 based on the provisions written to
the political system in the Philippines. Books, journals and previous studies were
analyzed to determine the advantages and disadvantages of political dynasties
and the existing political dynasties in the Philippines.