Ched Rick Gatchalian

Isabela 6th District Representative Faustino "Bojie" Dy III. Photo from the Office of Faustino Dy III

 

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Will there be a real change in House under Speaker Bojie Dy?

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1758329883501will.png" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Isabela 6th District Representative Faustino &quot;Bojie&quot; Dy III. Photo from the Office of Faustino Dy III"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Isabela 6th District Representative Faustino &quot;Bojie&quot; Dy III. <em>Photo from the Office of Faustino Dy III</em></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align:left"><br/></div><p>MANILA — As Filipino people urge accountability over alleged corruption in flood control projects and in insertions in the national budget, questions remain over how new House Speaker Faustino &quot;Bojie&quot; Dy III of Isabela will lead the lower chamber efforts towards that.</p><p>The possibility of systemic &quot;change&quot; in the House of Representatives — which the Isabela 6th District representative has promised — remains uncertain, according to a lawmaker and to a law professor.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/9/17/isabela-rep-faustino-dy-iii-is-new-house-speaker-1819?fbclid=IwY2xjawM60UZleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFXQzdYeXJZUzREeVpTcHZtAR5HDexcxeca-HY9b7GMpAroB_xRNCy534-KXWTjfS4jGcfct6CUm2_R9wvCXQ_aem_PF5JekhRDrqZ4Kg7g9Kamw"><strong>Isabela Rep. Faustino Dy III is new House speaker</strong></a></div><p>In an interview on DZMM, Akbayan Rep. Chel Diokno noted that the minority bloc has no influence over choosing the House speaker.</p><p>But he stressed the minority remains vigilant as they are unsure how things would play out under Dy.</p><p>&quot;Hindi pa naman natin masasabi kung ano ang magiging takbo sa ilalim ni bagong Speaker Bojie Dy but we are very vigilant at magiging alerto kami, lalong-lalo ngayon na talagang galit ang sambayanang Pilipino sa mga nangyayari sa isyu ng flood control,&quot; he said.</p><p>(We cannot yet say how Speaker Bojie Dy will run the House, but we are very vigilant and alert, especially since the Filipino people are angry about the flood control issue)</p><p>Asked about Dy&#x27;s entrenchment in dynastic politics in Isabela, Diokno reiterated Akbayan&#x27;s call against dynasties, especially &quot;obese&quot; ones that have relatives in multiple elective positions.</p><p>&quot;Kasama yan sa aming advocacy, we will continue pushing for that mula itaas hanggang ibaba dahil di nakakatulong sa ating demokrasya,&quot; he said.</p><p>(That is part of our advocacy. We will continue pushing for that from the top to the bottom because political dynasties do not help democracy)</p><p>He said political dynasties may hinder new and progressive leaders from serving as they are not backed by rich families.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/7/2/house-bill-seeking-to-ban-political-dynasties-filed-anew-in-the-20th-congress-1432"><strong>House Bill seeking to ban political dynasties filed anew in the 20th Congress</strong></a></div><div><br/></div><script data-wid="auto" type="text/javascript" src="https://content.viralize.tv/display/?zid=AAFz86TOfDIfqXIe&amp;cid=ABhrJHnHBocICNhS"></script><div><br/></div><div><strong>&#x27;IT COULD BE THE SAME STORY&#x27;</strong></div><p>For a law practitioner and professor, Dy&#x27;s speakership may be just the &quot;same story,&quot; which he hopes the Isabel 6th District representative will break.</p><p>&quot;Old family &#x27;yan, political dynasty. Ang tanong talaga kung musical chairs lang ba ito, pagpapalit ng mukha sa Kongreso. Umaasa pa rin siyempre, hopeful ako na sana hindi lang siya compromise choice... Ang tanong, can he rise above dynasty politics or another chapter [din] in the same story?&quot; said Atty. Eirene Jhone Aguila, law professor at FEU Institute of Law and Ateneo De Naga University, in a separate interview on DZMM.</p><p>(The Dys are an old family, a political dynasty. The question is is this just a case of musical chairs? A cosmetic chance? We hope he is not just a compromise. The question is can he rise above dynasty politics or just add another chapter to the same story?)</p><p>While noting that Dy ordered Ako Bicol Rep. Zaldy Co&#x27;s return to the Philippines within 10 days, Aguila is doubtful that real change can happen.</p><p>Co, who is currently in the US supposedly for medical treatment, faces allegations of pushing billions worth of insertions in the 2025 budget.</p><p>Rappler also reported that he has ties to the Sunwest conglomerate, a company Co co-founded that is a major contractor for government infrastructure projects.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/9/19/speaker-revokes-zaldy-co-s-travel-clearance-orders-his-immediate-return-1449"><strong>Speaker revokes Zaldy Co’s travel clearance, orders his immediate return</strong></a></div><p>Dy replaced Romualdez as House speaker last Wednesday, September 17.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>FLOOD CONTROL PROBE</strong></div><p>Diokno emphasized the need for transparency in government officials&#x27; records as investigations on anomalous flood control projects continue.</p><p>He said government should release officials&#x27; Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth, which he said is that Republic Act No. 6713, the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees, requires.</p><p>Officials during the Duterte administration had argued that RA 6713 only requires filing SALNs, not releasing them. </p><p>Diokno said doing so would be the first step in winning back the public&#x27;s trust.</p><p>He also said people should be held accountable in the &quot;ghost&quot; flood projects and supposed budget insertions.</p><p>&quot;Hanggang ngayon hindi pa rin natin alam paano nangyari yung insertions, kung sino nasa likod nyan. Kailangan may pananagutan, yan ang di natin nakikita sa imbestigasyon,&quot; he said.</p><p>(Until now, we don&#x27;t know how the insertions happened and who are behind them. There must be accountability, and we haven&#x27;t seen that yet in the investigations)</p><p>He said that there have been controversial revelations and allegations but no accountability yet.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/9/18/will-house-probe-on-flood-control-projects-continue-under-new-speaker-1928"><strong>Will House probe on flood control projects continue under new speaker?</strong></a></div><p>House Deputy Speaker Janette Garin of Iloilo earlier said it is unclear if the House Infrastructure Committee will still hold another hearing on anomalous flood control projects, as the lower chamber gears to just coordinate and cooperate with the Independent Commission for Infrastructure.</p>

<p>The possibility of systemic "change" in the House of Representatives — which new House Speaker Faustino "Bojie" Dy III has promised — remains uncertain, according to Akbayan Rep. Chel Diokno.</p>

The possibility of systemic "change" in the House of Representatives — which new House Speaker Faustino "Bojie" Dy III has promised — remains uncertain, according to Akbayan Rep. Chel Diokno.

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Will there be real change in the House under Speaker Bojie Dy?

Ched Rick Gatchalian,

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Published Sep 20, 2025 11:41 AM PHT

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