Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (right) and former Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea on board the jet to The ...

Ban once and for all the ‘political dynasties’ in the Philippines, responsible for economic stagnation and corruption. A widespread phenomenon, the most striking example of which is President ...

MANILA, Philippines — Another petition ... pointed to the Tulfo family as a prime example of how the concentration of power within political dynasties “undermines the principles of ...

Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo, president of Caritas Philippines, is one of the petitioners seeking the Supreme Court’s help against political dynasties. (Credit: Diocese of Kidapawan via CBCP News.) ...

Political dynasties are relatively new and can be seen as a form of experimentation. BAGUIO, Philippines – Filipinos could only vote in 1907, and only men were allowed to do so. Filipinos in the ...

A coalition of civic organizations, led by 1Sambayan, yesterday petitioned the Supreme Court (SC) to mandate Congress to ...

“In political science, fat dynasties refer to multiple people from the ... leadership roles remains a reality in indigenous communities in the Philippines, and the Cordillera is an example. According ...

A PETITION has been filed anew asking the Supreme Court to compel Congress to comply with the constitutional provision that prohibit political dynasties. In a 48-page petition filed by 1Sambayan ...

MANILA, Philippines —Iloilo 3rd District Rep. Lorenz Defensor said there needs to be a balance in crafting a bill seeking to ban political dynasties ... Joe Biden for example, since he has ...

Batangas City elected a Dimacuha for mayor in 1988. Since then, control of city hall has stayed within the family.