List of political families in the Philippines explained

The following is a list of notable political families of the Philippines, each with the areas in which their influence was/is strong. Names in bold indicate the individual was/is a president of the Philippines.

The Philippine political arena is mainly arranged and operated by families or alliances of families, rather than being organized around political parties.

A

Abad family — Batanes

Abad Santos family — Pampanga and Angeles City

Abalos family — Mandaluyong

Abaya family — Cavite

Abubakar family — Sulu Archipelago, ARMM, and Zamboanga City

Acosta family — Bukidnon

Afable family — Zambales

Agarao family — Laguna

Aguilar family — Las Piñas and Muntinlupa

Albano family — Isabela

Alcala family — Quezon

Alfelor family — Camarines Sur

Almario family — Cebu and Davao Oriental

Almendras family — Davao

Alonto family — Lanao del Sur and Lanao del Norte

Alvarez family — Davao del Norte and Zamboanga City

Amatong family — Zamboanga del Norte and Davao de Oro

Amendro - Metro Manila

Guilermo Sarmiento Amendro

Republic of the Philippines (1946-1947)

Commonwealth of the Philippines (1935-1936)

Ampatuan family — Maguindanao

Angara family — Aurora

Antonino family — Nueva Ecija, La Union and General Santos

Antonio family — Cagayan

Aquino family — Agusan del Norte

Aquino family — Sorsogon

Aquino family — Tarlac, Malabon, Makati and Navotas

See main article: Aquino family.

Arcillas family — Santa Rosa, Laguna

Arroyo family — Camarines Sur, Negros Occidental, Pampanga, and Iloilo

Arroyo family — Camarines Sur and Makati

Asistio family — Caloocan

Atienza family — Manila

B

Bagatsing family — Manila and Muntinlupa

Balindong family — Lanao del Sur

Balingsat family — Ilocos Sur

Bangoy family — Davao City

Baraguir family — Maguindanao

Barzaga family — Cavite

Belmonte family — Quezon City

Bernabe family — Parañaque

Biazon family — Muntinlupa

Bichara family — Albay

Binay family — Makati

Biron family — Iloilo

Buencamino family — (San Miguel, Bulacan)

Buguina family — (San Mariano, Isabela)

Bulut family — Apayao

C

Candao family — Maguindanao

Cadiao family — Antique

Cagas family – Davao del Sur and Digos

Cailles family — Laguna

Calalay family — Quezon City

Calderon family — Rizal

Calixto family — Pasay

Carios family — Libmanan Camarines Sur

Castelo family — Quezon City

Castillejos family — Batanes and La Union

Cayetano family — Muntinlupa, Pateros, and Taguig

Celeste family — Pangasinan

Cerilles family — Zamboanga del Sur

Chiongbian family — Misamis Occidental, Sarangani and South Cotabato

Chipeco family — Laguna

Climaco family — Zamboanga City

Codilla family — Leyte

Contreras family — Oriental Mindoro, Capiz, and Antique

Cortes family — Mandaue

Cortes family — Isabela

Cojuangco family — Tarlac, Negros Occidental, and Pangasinan

Crisologo family — Ilocos Sur and Quezon City

Cua family — Quirino

Cuaresma family — Nueva Vizcaya

Cuenco family — Cebu

Cuneta family — Pasay and Rizal

D

Davide family – Cebu

Dayanghirang family — Davao Oriental and Davao City

Defensor family — Iloilo and Quezon City

Degamo family — Negros Oriental

De Venecia family — Pangasinan

Del Mar family — Cebu

Del Rosario family — Makati

Diaz family — San Mateo, Rizal

Dimacuha family — Batangas City

Dimaporo family — Lanao del Norte and Lanao del Sur

Diokno family — Batangas and Manila

Dominguez family — Mountain Province and Baguio

Dominguez family — Cavite

Duavit family — Rizal

Dumlao family of Nueva Vizcaya

Duterte family — Cebu, Davao City, Davao Province, and Surigao del Norte

Dy family — Isabela

Governor (1972-1986,1988-1992)

Governor (1992–2001)Mayor(Cauayan City)(1988-1992,2010-2013)

Mayor(Cauayan City)(2013-2022)Ambassador(Switzerland)(2022-Present)

Councilor(Cabatuan Isabela)(2019-Present)

E

Echiverri family — Caloocan

Ecleo family — Surigao del Norte and Dinagat Islands

Ejército-Estrada-Estregan family — Laguna, Manila, Quezon, San Juan (Metro Manila)

Enverga family — Quezon

Eriguel family — La Union

Escario family — Cebu

Escudero family — Sorsogon

Espinosa-Martinez family — Cebu, Masbate, Iloilo City and Guimaras

Eusebio family — Pasig

F

Fabella family — Romblon

Fajardo family — Nueva Ecija, Bulacan, Pampanga, Laguna, Cavite, Rizal, Bicol Region

Fariñas family — Ilocos Norte

Festin family — Romblon

Ferrer family — Cavite

Fetalino family — Romblon

Firmalo family — Romblon

Fondevilla family — Romblon

Fua family of Siquijor

Fuentebella family — Camarines Sur

Furigay family - Lamitan, Basilan

G

Galicia family — Davao Region

Garcia family — Bataan

Garcia family — Cebu

Garcia family — Davao City

Garin family — Iloilo

Gatchalian family — Valenzuela

Go family — Isabela

Gonzales family — Pampanga

Galima family — Nueva Vizcaya

Gordon family — Zambales

Guico family — Pangasinan

Guingona family — Agusan, Bukidnon, Negros Oriental and Misamis Oriental

H

Hataman family of Basilan

Hofer family of Zamboanga Sibugay

I

Ilagan family — Nueva Ecija and Tarlac

Imperial family — Albay

Ibay family — Pasay

J

Jaen family — Leganes, Iloilo

Jagunap family — Leganes, Iloilo

Jalandoni Jover family — Iloilo City

Jalosjos family — Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga Sibugay, Misamis Occidental

Jardenil family — Iloilo City

Javier family — Navotas

K

Kho family — Masbate

Khonghun family — Zambales

L

Lacson family — Negros Occidental, Iloilo, Manila, Antique, Cavite, and Pampanga

Lacuna family — Manila

Lagman family — Albay and Quezon City

Lajara Family — Laguna

Lapid family — Pampanga

Lapus family — Tarlac

Laurel family — Batangas

See main article: Laurel family (Philippines).

Lazatin family — Angeles City and Pampanga

Leachon family — Oriental Mindoro

Leaño family — Romblon

Leviste family —Batangas

Lecaroz family — Marinduque and Batangas

Librado family — Davao City

Lim family — Masbate

Lim family — Southern Leyte

Lim family — Palawan

Limcuando family — Manila

Limcuando family — Laguna

Lingad family — Pampanga

Lobregat family — Zamboanga City

Locsin family — Negros Occidental and Iloilo

López family — Iloilo

See main article: López family of Iloilo.

Loyola family — Cavite

Lucero-Caparroso family — Northern Samar

M

Macapagal family — Camarines Sur, Pampanga and Zambales

Madrigal (-Collantes) family — Batangas

Magsaysay family — Zambales, La Union

Maliksi family — Cavite

Mangudadatu family — Sultan Kudarat and Maguindanao

Manrique family — Boac, Marinduque and Oriental Mindoro

Marcos family — Ilocos Norte, Manila and Leyte

See main article: Marcos family.

Masigan family — Isabela

Mastura family — Maguindanao

Matalam family — Maguindanao

Matba family - Tawi Tawi and Agusan del Norte

Mendiola/Siojo/Mercado family — Bulacan, Pampanga, Mindoro, Samar

Mindalano family — Lanao del Sur and Lanao del Norte

Mitra family — Palawan

Montano family — Cavite

N

Nepomuceno family — Pampanga

Nicart family - Eastern Samar

Noriel-Joson family — Nueva Ecija

O

Oaminal family — Misamis Occidental

Olivarez family — Parañaque and Laguna

Ortega family — La Union

Osmeña family — Cebu

P

Pacquiao family — General Santos, Sarangani

Padilla familyBulacan and Camarines Norte

Padua family — Pasay

Palacio family — Batangas

Paguio-Pizarro family — Bataan

Paulino family — Olongapo

Peralta family — Pangasinan

Petilla family — Leyte

Piccio family — Negros Occidental, Antique, Iloilo

Pimentel family — Cagayan de Oro

Pineda family — Pampanga

Plaza family — Agusan del Sur, Agusan del Norte, Butuan, and Surigao del Sur

Ponce Enrile family — Cagayan

Puno family — Rizal

Q

Quibranza family — Lanao del Norte

R

Rama family — Cebu, Davao del Sur

senator (1941–1947); assemblyman; congressman (1922–1935); 1st City mayor of Cebu (1938–1940); councilor of Cebu City

vice president of the 1971 Constitutional Convention, Floor Leader of the 1986 Constitutional Commission
governor of Cebu (1969–1976, 1986–1988), vice governor
national president of the League of Cities of the Philippines (2022–present); Cebu City mayor (2021–present, 2010–2016), vice mayor (2001–2010, 2019–present), councilor

Ramos family — Pangasinan

Rances family — Camarines Sur

Recto family — Batangas

Remulla family — Cavite

Revilla (Bautista) family — Nueva Ecija, Rizal, Cavite

Reyes family — Marinduque

Reyes family — Palawan

Robes family – San Jose del Monte City

Robles family — Rizal

Robredo family — Camarines Sur

Roco family — Camarines Sur

Rodriguez family — Rizal and Davao City

Roman family — Bataan

Romato family — Lanao del Sur

Romero-Muñoz-Calumpang family — Negros Oriental

Romualdez-Lopez family — Leyte

Romualdo family — Camiguin

Romulo family — Quezon City, Pasig and Valenzuela

Roxas family — Capiz

Roxas family — Pasay

S

Salceda family — Albay

Sali family - Tawi Tawi

San Juan family — Rizal

San Pedro family — San Jose del Monte, Bulacan

Santillan family — Batangas, Cavite, Manila, Antique, Albay, Pampanga

Saquilayan family — Cavite

Sarmiento family — Buenavista, Marinduque

Singson-Gacula family — Ilocos Sur

Sinsuat family — Maguindanao

Soriano family — Cagayan/ Romblon

city councilor of Tuguegarao (2022–present)

Sotto family — Cebu, Quezon City, Parañaque and Pasig

See main article: Sotto family.

Suansing family - Sultan Kudarat and Nueva Ecija

Suarez family — Quezon

Sumulong family — Rizal

Sy-Alvarado family — Bulacan

T

Tabanda family - Baguio City, Benguet, Ilocos Norte, and Ilocos Sur

Tan family — Quezon

Tan family — Samar

Tan family - Sulu

Tanjuatco family — Rizal

Tañada family — Quezon

Tawantawan family — Lanao del Norte and Lanao del Sur

Teves-Pinili family — Negros Oriental and Muntinlupa

Tiangco family — Navotas

Ting family — Cagayan

Tolentino family — Cavite

Tulfo family — Quezon City

Ty family — Surigao del Sur

U

Umali family — Nueva Ecija, Oriental Mindoro, Lipa City, Olongapo City and Zambales

Ungab family — Davao City

Uy family — Isabela

Uy family — Zamboanga del Norte

Uy family — Davao de Oro

V

Velasco family — Marinduque

Violago family — Nueva Ecija

Villafuerte family — Camarines Sur

Villanueva family — Bulacan

Villar family — Las Piñas and Muntinlupa

Villareal family — Capiz

Y

Yabut family – Makati

Yap family — Tarlac

Yllana family — Parañaque

Ynares family — Rizal

Yu family — Zamboanga del Sur

Z

Zamora family — San Juan City and Taguig

Ziga family — Albay

Zubiri family — Bukidnon

See also

Further reading

Notes and References

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