By JONATHAN DE SANTOS WHO or what can stop political dynasties in the country from multiplying? Political dynasties have been taking over more and more elective positions because there are few alternatives to candidates from powerful families, says Professor Ronald Mendoza of the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) Center for Development Management. Ampatuans and Mangudadatus of
By CAROLYN O. ARGUILLAS, MindaNews DAVAO CITY – The Dimaporos of Lanao del Norte and the Plazas of Agusan del Sur are the longest-surviving political clans in Mindanao, having ruled their areas for at least half a century, interrupted only briefly when the People Power revolt ousted the Marcos dictatorship in 1986, replaced local chief
By MIKHA FLORES TWENTY-seven years after the downfall of strongman Ferdinand Marcos, the country remains in the grip this time of “small dictatorships” that come in the guise of political dynasties that impede the country’s development. So saying, the civil society group Anti-Dynasty Movement Tuesday asked the Commission on Elections to enforce the constitutional ban
