Drilon files bill penalizing political turncoatsSenate President Franklin M. Drilon has filed a bill that seeks to strengthen the fractious political system by promoting party loyalty and penalizing political turncoatism. 226 or the Political Party System Act) that will institutionalize and strengthen political parties as pillars of the country’s democratic system,” Drilon said. The country’s political party system, he stressed should be strengthened in order to achieve genuine political development and democratization. Political party system is centered on personalities rather than ideology and political platform,” Drilon lamented. “Unfortunately, these attempts remain unsuccessful because of lack of legal institutional framework to govern system of political parties,” Drilon lamented.

Source: Manila Bulletin July 16, 2016 16:06 UTC