The Palace on Friday emphasized that the Anti-Dynasty Bill should not be hastily enacted but examined carefully for loopholes and grey areas.

“Kaya nga po hindi dapat minamadali ang pagsasagawa ng batas; dapat inaaral. Tamang pagdidebate, tamang pagbibigayan ng kanilang mga suggestion, opinion at saloobin ay dapat nadidinig, hindi minamadali,” Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said during a press conference, in response to concerns that the present version of the bill may legitimize political dynasties.

She added that the Senate and House of Representatives have conflicting versions. The House’s bill bans relatives up to the fourth civil degree, while the Senate’s only restricts relatives up to the second civil degree.

“So, mas maganda po na maayos ito, hindi dapat madaliin para kapag ito ay naipasa, walang loopholes, walang gray area,” Castro said.

“​​Kapag sinabi nating aralin, ibig sabihin, hindi minamadali, half-baked—hindi ganoon ang nais ng Pangulo. Dapat maayos at mapapakinabangan at magagamit at magiging kapaki-pakinabang sa ating kababayan,” she added.

When asked whether prioritizing a bill that would, on paper, affect Presidential son and House Majority Floor Leader Alexander “Sandro” Marcos III and House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy, was for mere optics, Castro replied that it would be the passage of an unscrutinized bill—not the prioritizaion—that would amount to optics.

“So, ang request ba na aralin mabuti bago magsagawa at maipasa ang batas na ito ay pang-optics lang? Hindi ba ang nais natin ay magandang batas, hindi minamadali. Ang pagmamadali sa paggawa ng batas pero kulang, iyan po ang para sa optics lang,” Castro said.

On Tuesday, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. called on Congress to prioritize the Anti-Dynasty Bill, along with the Independent People’s Commission Bill, Party-list System Reform Bill, and the Citizens’ Access and Disclosure of Expenditures for National Accountability (CADENA) Bill.