List of political families in the Philippines

The following is a list of the most 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 organized around the voting for political parties.

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Fernando 'ting' Carios - Board Member 2nd District of Camarines Sur (1998-2000) Son

Wilfredo Carios Jr - ABC President (1998-2000) Son

Marissa Carios-Selirio - SK Chairwoman; Daughter

Wilma Carios - Municipal Councilor (2004- to present) Daughter

The Contrerasses are prolific philanthropists, many members have donated private lands to religious institutions and to the government of Bulalacao for economic development and socio-humanitarian welfare.

Other prominent members of the Contreras clan include

Connie Corominas-Lim, still contested mayoralty race in Ozamis City (2010), wife of businessman Eugene Lapasaran-Lim, owners of Geegee Mall and 168 Park Mall Cebu City, Captain in Reservist AFP, from Corominas family of Cebu.

Political civil servants from the Lim family of Coron, Palawan

The Masturas came from a royal lineage that started its rule in the Sultanate of Maguindanao (what is now the entire island of Mindanao in the Philippines) around the 12th century. Their ancestor, Sharif Kabungsuwan, the first ruler of Maguindanao, brought Islam in the Philippines. Also known from their lineage is the warrior monarch, the very powerful Sultan of Maguindanao, Sultan Kudarat, who defended his kingdom, the Sultanate of Maguindanao from Spanish occupation. The absolute monarchy of their family was dissolved in the 20th century. The entire kingdom of Maguindanao has been reduced from being the entire Mindanao island itself into a regular Filipino province in the south.

Carl Jason Rama (new Mayor of Kiblawan, Davao del Sur, 2016)

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