It’s less than two days before the midterm polls, and one’s sense of foreboding takes on deeper proportions with the Social Weather Stations’ final pre-election survey suggesting the composition of the next Senate. Earlier surveys have already suggested the future makeup of the chamber, with observable differences only in the placements of those in the...
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When voters say ‘enough’: Dynasties in Leyte, Cainta and Pasig fall from power
(Last of two parts) In congressional districts, cities and municipalities, some dynasties—the Apostols of Leyte, the Felixes of Cainta, Rizal, and the Eusebios of Pasig City—were also dislodged from their perch by neophytes. The octogenarian Sergio Apostol lost to businessman Henry Ong in the congressional race in Leyte’s second district in 2016. It was an...
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Even the mightiest political dynasties fall silent—and fade away
(First of two parts) Some dynasties fade away from politics and public consciousness due to lack of successors, defeats to emerging clans or even “erosion of narrative.” Once among the who’s who in Philippine politics for decades, the Laurels are now a “defunct” dynasty. The Aquinos and Osmeñas are dormant but are also close to...