In the next three years, most provinces will remain in the hands of governors who come from political dynasties. By the count of the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ), 71 out of 82 ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Eight years after the May 23, 2017 siege of Marawi City, residents voted to further consolidate ...

The elections are over. Voters have crowned again many of the country’s entrenched political dynasties. Despite the results, election reform advocates said the May 2025 polls showed robust resistance ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Central Luzon is the second most vote-rich region, but the same political dynasties are able to ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s kin dominated the midterm elections in Ilocos Norte, mirroring ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X After two decades, the Jalosjos political clan has lost control of Dapitan City in Zamboanga Del ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Boxing champion Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao failed in his senatorial comeback, but his relatives ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X At least five members of the Plaza political clan, one of the obese dynasties of the Philippines, ...

The family of former President Rodrigo Duterte ruled the elections in their stomping ground Davao City, setting the tone for the rule of dynasties in the Davao Region, or Region 11. The elder Duterte, ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Sugar barons and their descendants consolidated power in the new Negros Island Region. In Negros ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Two senators from Cavite’s biggest political dynasties sought reelection on May 12. They both fell ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X The elections in Northern Mindanao or Region 10 were largely a family affair. In Bukidnon, Gov.