Political dynasties domination on polls

With the expansion of turfs by veteran politicos ( TRAPOS) and the coming out of their new political families this coming elections, political dynasties continue to dominate the country’s electoral system.   For the senatorial race alone, there are four candidates who comes  from the bloodlines of former presidents.

They are Ramon Magsaysay Jr. and Paolo Benigno Aquino IV, both running under the Liberal Party (LP) coalition, and Mitos Magsaysay and JV Ejercito of the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA).

The other senatorial bets who are either re-electionists, come-backing politicians or who come from political families are Cagayan Rep. Juan Ponce “Jack” Enrile Jr., son of last-termer Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile; former Tarlac governor Margarita Cojuangco, maternal aunt of President Aquino; and former senators Juan Miguel Zubiri, Ernesto Maceda and Richard Gordon; and Nancy Binay, eldest daughter of Vice President Jejomar Binay, all of UNA, and former Las Piñas representative Cynthia Villar, wife of last-termer Sen. Manny Villar; reelectionist Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano; Aurora Rep. Juan Edgardo Angara, son of last-termer Sen. Edgardo Angara, all of LP; and reelectionist Sen. Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III of PDP-Laban.-(Philstar)