One disadvantage of political dynasties is when a politician urges his kin to run for office in order to take control of a certain office. Political dynasties can be caused by families longing for power and wealth through. This type of corruption is becoming rampant that it has become a system in the government.
In order to remove a problem, it is important to look for the cause. What is that cause of political dynasties? The most obvious cause would be the uneducated in the Philippines. The majority of the population of the uneducated do not know much about politics, let alone the people running the government. Little is known about the senators, congressmen, or even the mayors. When little information is given about our future leaders during the elections, who are they going to vote for? The most likely answer would be the one with the biggest name.
In order to stop corrupt political dynasties, the voting of the wrong leaders needs to stop. The fact that people are voting for the unqualified and that big names mean more than skill to lead means that they need to know more about who they are voting for. As citizens, we can inform people of who these people running for office are and what they are capable of doing.
Another option is to sign petitions to stop political dynasties. Since the Anti-Dynasty bill has not been passed, it is not illegal to have political dynasties. The corruption in the Philippines has received so much attention that there are citizens pointing to political dynasties as the root cause, putting up websites and Facebook pages in order for people to sign petitions to stop it.
Political dynasties as said before is not entirely bad. It has its advantages and disadvantages. One advantage is when a son or daughter of a government official has enough background and exposure, from a parent or an elderly relative who is in office, on politics to know how to be a good leader. Of course, this can only happen if said politician is a good leader. Now what happens if a bad leader who is driven by greed and pride urges his kin to run for office?