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 ...

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 ...

Eight years after the May 23, 2017 siege of Marawi City, residents voted to further consolidate the Gandamra family’s political influence, amid mixed opinions on social media over who bears ...

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 ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Across six provinces of Eastern Visayas, the same political dynasties ruled Monday’s midterm ...

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 six provinces — ...

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 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 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 Central Luzon is the second most vote-rich region, but the same political dynasties are able to ...

Camille Villar, the fourth in her family to seek a seat in the Senate, continued to outspend her rivals in advertising spending on traditional media, largely on TV and radio. She has run ads worth ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X The Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) has identified over a hundred Facebook ...