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The 2025 election results show that the Alonto-Adiong clan of Lanao del Sur, Hataman-Salliman clan of Basilan, and the Sali clan of Tawi-Tawi remain firmly entrenched.

The Cordillera region, rooted in indigenous forms of governance, showed in this election that it continues to largely reject political dynasties. This is the case in four of its…

Metro Manila residents woke up to familiar names of leaders – all members of dynasties – sweeping the mayoral races after Monday’s midterm elections. Ten out of 16 incumbent mayors…

Partial and unofficial results of the senatorial race as of 2 a.m. on Tuesday, May 13, show re-electionist Sen. Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go dominating the elections in Mindanao…

Reports of violence, and complaints of long queues due to voting machine malfunction and discrepancies between voters’ choices and printed receipts marred the conduct of midterm…

The Commission on Elections has introduced measures to improve electoral access for vulnerable sectors, including early voting for persons with disabilities, senior citizens, and…

Over 68 million Filipinos are headed to the polls on Monday, May 12, for midterm elections that will shape the direction of the country amid internal political turmoil and regional…

Las Piñas Rep. Camille Villar topped ad spending on Facebook, a popular social media platform in the Philippines. She spent over P34 million to boost her posts from June 2024 to…

Concerns have grown over how party list elections — originally designed to empower marginalized and under-represented sectors — have been co-opted by political dynasties. The…

These pages are manufacturing popularity for the candidates, says media scholar Fatima Gaw. Unlike crude disinformation, these operations focus on manipulating the source rather…

Top spenders Villar, Marcos, and Binay account for one third of the total P24-B spending from January 2024 to March 2025

Some of the biggest names in Philippine politics come from the Ilocos Region, including the Marcos political clan of Ilocos Norte. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is now the country’s 17th…

Here is a visualization of pre-election senatorial race survey data from polling firms Pulse Asia and Social Weather Stations. Journalists and communicators can enter the name of…

On Labor Day, May 1, labor leaders running for the Senate hope to rally support from voters. 'Gamitin natin ang Mayo Uno para itakwil ang political dynasty,' says Leody de Guzman.

The region is prone to strong typhoons and other disasters. The politicians who are often seen attending to victims’ needs are behind or have allowed government projects blamed for…

The Philippines has always struggled to hold presidents to account for abusing their power. The political division in the aftermath of former President Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest…

How did Vico Sotto end the Eusebios' rule in Pasig City? Can it be done elsewhere? He bears a popular surname and he's connected to an existing dynasty in Quezon City. But we…

The Apostols of Leyte, the Felixes of Rizal's Cainta town, and the Eusebios of Pasig City were dislodged from their perch by neophytes.

Reformists must seize every opening to challenge entrenched dynasties, according to interviewees of the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism

If lawyer Ernesto Arellano is elected senator in May, he will vote to pass a divorce law. He will also convince other senators to vote in favor of the controversial measure…

The leadership shakeup in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) expanded the presence of political clans in the interim regional government while reducing the…