Generational Wealth Education and Enlightenment Act (Proposed)

In a country where public service is meant to uphold integrity and selfless duty, the silent transfer of unexplained wealth from public officials to their legal heirs has become a deeply rooted contradiction. While millions of Filipinos remain trapped in poverty, the legal heirs of elected and appointed officials often inherit vast fortunes without accountability or reflection on the origins of such wealth.

This proposed law mandates that all legal heirs of public officials who are set to inherit substantial generational or unexplained assets must undergo a state-certified educational and enlightenment seminar. The seminar will focus on constitutional ethics, the moral implications of public wealth, and the long-term national benefits of voluntary wealth restitution - particularly through contributions to education, such as the construction of public schools and funding of scholarships for underprivileged youth.

Rather than criminalizing the inheritance itself, the law aims to awaken civic responsibility among government officials' heirs. It seeks to plant a seed of national conscience - transforming passive recipients of privilege into future stewards of justice, equity, and social repair.

In doing so, the Generational Wealth Education and Enlightenment Act offers a non-coercive, values-based mechanism to break cycles of inequality and political entitlement, while reinforcing the principle that true public service must echo beyond one’s lifetime - through both legacy and action.