The Philippines' two leading political dynasties have been at war for two years. It will likely get bloodier and worsen the ...

But according to research by a group of Filipino economists, “Political dynasties in the Philippines are exceptional in their ...

MANILA, Philippines – Four Filipino bishops and seven priests joined a petition at the Philippine Supreme Court to end political dynasties in this Southeast Asian country.

Political dynasties are prohibited under the 1987 constitution, but the rule has never been enforced. ... political dynasties in the Philippines are exceptional in their persistence and scope.

seventeen relatives of Luis “Chavit” Singson’s political clan ran in local races in Ilocos Sur, a province in northern Luzon with a little more than 700,000 people. One lost her electoral bid.

THE Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA), a Hong Kong-based not-for-profit organization dedicated to encouraging the highest ...

Southeast Asian politics have long been defined by power-sharing arrangements between rivals, but across the region many of ...

As the noise and colour of a two-month election campaign subsides, a game of thrones between the two most powerful families in the Philippines resumes. President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr ...

Emily Soriano’s family did not believe it at first when they heard of Rodrigo Duterte’s shocking arrest on March 11. Like many other families in the Philippines, hers had held off on their ...

A “fat” dynasty has family members simultaneously holding different government positions. Over time, political dynasties in the Philippines have become so entrenched and notorious that they have ...

The persistence of political dynasties hinges on three interconnected factors: Name recognition, resource control and patronage networks, says Southeast Asian politics expert Sophie Lemiere.