Not a family business: Basilan's Hataman couple backs anti-dynasty bill

Not a family business: Basilan's Hataman couple backs anti-dynasty bill

COTABATO, Philippines – In a political landscape defined by familiar surnames and entrenched clans, a challenge to the status quo has emerged from an unlikely source: a “power couple” currently holding two of the highest seats in Basilan province. Isabela City Mayor Sitti Djahlia Turabin-Hataman and Basilan Governor Mujiv Hataman have issued a strong call to pass the anti-dynasty bill, asserting that public office must not be treated as an inher…