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Political Family Explorer · Dynasty Time Machine

Political dynasties, province by province.

3,436 same-surname blocs among the officials elected in 2025, plus documented family networks you can scrub through time.

Surname blocs · every province

Who shares a surname in local office

Officials elected in May 2025 in the same province who carry the same surname as last or middle name — the definition used by BetterGov.ph Dynasties. A pattern of names, not proof of kinship.

3,436 surname blocs in the 2025 local elections
Maguindanao Del Sur · 2025 elections
Ampatuan
35
of 241 seats
450,808
votes
Lanao Del Sur · 2025 elections
Balindong
21
of 384 seats
463,494
votes
Maguindanao Del Sur · 2025 elections
Midtimbang
20
of 241 seats
457,695
votes
Samar · 2025 elections
Uy
19
of 284 seats
352,858
votes
Samar · 2025 elections
Tan
18
of 284 seats
1,623,947
votes
Ilocos Sur · 2025 elections
Singson
15
of 352 seats
1,387,092
votes
Bulacan · 2025 elections
Cruz
15
of 264 seats
577,240
votes
Bulacan · 2025 elections
Dela Cruz
15
of 264 seats
549,196
votes
Pangasinan · 2025 elections
Sison
15
of 500 seats
449,160
votes
Isabela · 2025 elections
Uy
15
of 390 seats
276,308
votes
Maguindanao Del Sur · 2025 elections
Sangki
14
of 241 seats
275,099
votes
Lanao Del Sur · 2025 elections
Benito
14
of 384 seats
120,851
votes
Bulacan · 2025 elections
Santos
13
of 264 seats
405,357
votes
Nueva Ecija · 2025 elections
Dela Cruz
13
of 338 seats
201,923
votes
Zamboanga Del Norte · 2025 elections
Uy
12
of 284 seats
755,113
votes
Laguna · 2025 elections
Reyes
12
of 315 seats
562,143
votes
Maguindanao Del Sur · 2025 elections
Mangudadatu
12
of 241 seats
139,497
votes
Pampanga · 2025 elections
Pineda
11
of 234 seats
1,834,919
votes
Ncr Fourth District · 2025 elections
Santos
11
of 135 seats
570,946
votes
Batangas · 2025 elections
Hernandez
11
of 360 seats
297,417
votes
Palawan · 2025 elections
Rodriguez
11
of 253 seats
228,030
votes
Davao Occidental · 2025 elections
Bautista
10
of 61 seats
549,365
votes
La Union · 2025 elections
Garcia
10
of 212 seats
488,174
votes
Cavite · 2025 elections
Reyes
10
of 256 seats
463,895
votes

A surname bloc is officials elected in one province who carry the same surname as last or middle name. Shared names may not mean kinship, and a bloc is not evidence of wrongdoing. Definition and data:BetterGov.ph Dynasties

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Documented families

Family networks with cited relationships

Relationships confirmed by a cited source, with the Dynasty Time Machine.

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