19/02/2026
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐
On February 9, 2026, PLM Supreme Student Council President Madielyn D. Retiro stood as a resource speaker alongside in a consultative meeting convened by Senator Risa Hontiveros on the Anti-Dynasty Bill, fearlessly confronting a constitutional promise left unfulfilled for nearly four decades. โFor nearly forty years, the 1987 Constitution has promised the Filipino people an end to political dynasties.
For forty years, that promise has been ignored.โ She underscored that this issue goes beyond surnames โ it is about who is allowed to lead, whose voices are heard, and whose futures are shaped. When power is treated as inheritance, governance becomes rigid, exclusive, and resistant to progress.
As the first trans president of the PLM Supreme Student Council, President Retiro emphasized that the consequences of political dynasties are not abstract โ they are deeply felt, especially by the youth and the LGBTQIA+ community.
When leadership spaces are reserved for the same few families, barriers double for marginalized sectors fighting for genuine representation, inclusive policies, and long-overdue protections. This is a call to dismantle systems that silence potential and to build a political culture rooted in merit, equity, and courage.
๐๐ค๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ง, ๐ก๐๐ฉ ๐ช๐จ ๐ฅ๐ช๐จ๐ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐จ๐จ๐๐๐ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ฃ๐ฉ๐-๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ง๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ข ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐๐ข๐ค๐๐ง๐๐๐ฎ โ ๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ง๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ ๐๐๐ง๐ฃ๐๐, ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐จ๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐๐จ ๐๐ข๐๐ง๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฎ ๐๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐ค ๐๐จ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ก๐ค๐ค๐ข ๐๐๐ฎ๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ข๐๐ฉ๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐.
