Manila, Dec. 11 -- House Speaker Faustino "Bojie" Dy III has taken a major step by filing a landmark Anti-Political Dynasty Bill, a reform he committed to pursue to promote fairness, competition, and integrity in public service.

Dy filed House Bill (HB) 6771 together with Majority Leader Ferdinand Alexander "Sandro" Marcos on Wednesday, marking the first major push by top leaders of the House of Representatives to operationalize constitutional provisions intended to prohibit political dynasties.

The move follows the Speaker's declaration during the resumption of session on Nov. 11, when he identified the Anti-Dynasty Bill as a central pillar of his reform agenda.

The measure got a boost on Monday when President Ferdinand R. Marcos J...