ORANI, Bataan – Congressman Tony Roman of Bataan’s first district said on Friday that before commenting he will study first the bill filed in congress on the anti-political dynasty law and wanted to feel the pulse of the people.
House Speaker Faustino Dy and majority leader and President’s son Sandro Marcos have just filed the bill that Roman said he has not yet read.
“Ang batas di ko pa alam kung ano, bago ko i-define ang dynasty. Ultimately kailangan timbangin. Sinasabi ng Saligang – Batas na ang kongreso maaaring magpasa ng batas para ipagbawal ang political dynasty but at the same time, ano kaya iniisip ng taong bayan,” Roman said.
“Kasi sa dulo, nasa kanila ang pagpapasya kung talagang dapat ipagbawal ang dynasty. So I have yet to study ang panukalang batas na ni-file ni Speaker Dy at saka ni majority leader Sandro Marcos. Tignan ko lang kung ano ang saklaw noon. Hindi ko pa nababasa kasi kakafile lang,” the Bataan solon said.
“Ano ba epekto ng dynasty? Depende kung maganda ang dynasty o hindi. Kaya nga sabi ko ano kaya ang saloobin ng mga tao kung talagang sang-ayon ba sila na ipagbawal. Hindi ko alam depende din sa definition. Dynasty bang successive o dynasty na sabay-sabay?,” he furthered.
“To be honest, di pa ako sigurado kasi ang pagpapasya nasa tao kasi kung talagang maganda ang mga namumuno, magaling ang namumuno at nararamdaman nila ang serbisyo ng pamahalaan, hindi ba nagkataon lang na magkakamag-anak?,” Roman added.
“So we don’t know, so I’m still on the fence kaya I have to wait,” he said.
Roman, a lawyer, is on his first term, winning unopposed in the last elections. He took over the position held for three terms by sister Congresswoman Geraldine Roman. (30)
