All in the family: Philippine political dynasties tighten grip on power

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LAOAG, THE PHILIPPINES - If the son of former Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos wins the May 9 presidential election, he will not be the only Marcos currently in power - and will almost certainly

not be the last.

"Power begets power - the more they stay in power, the more they accumulate power, the more powerful they get," said Julio Teehankee, a professor at De La Salle University in Manila. Ferdinand Marcos Jr, 64, is now on the verge of clinching the ultimate dynastic victory: the presidency.'This is all dynastic'

Marcos Jr told AFP the family was not a dynasty, but his cousin Michael Marcos Keon, seeking a second term as Laoag mayor, disagreed. Even the party-list system, which seeks to give citizens from marginalised groups representation in Congress, has been largely taken over by a handful of surnames.

 

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