THE FACE OF POLITICAL DYNASTY IN PALAWAN

THE FACE OF POLITICAL DYNASTY IN PALAWAN
POLITICAL DYNASTY is a succession of people belonging to the same family, who, through various means and forms maintain power, influence or authority over the course of generations. Other forms of dynasties include political families in republics and also with the rise of mercantilism prominent business and financial dynasties.

Ampatuan Patriarch in Palawan

Ampatuan Patriarch in Palawan
Familiar with this guy ? He owns chain of hotels in Palawan (Tapyas Hotel and another one in San Pedro, Puerto Princesa) courtesy of Malampaya funds. He also also owns a fleet of expensive cars, A "Ferrati" yacht at the Manila Yacht Club, and of course a fleet of concubines. The man responsible for orchestrating the candidacy of David Ponce de Leon for mayor of Puerto Princesa.

Friday, December 25, 2009

NANINIWALA KA BA NA DAPAT ALISIN ANG POLITICAL DYNASTY SA PALAWAN ?

Dapat bang alisin ang political dynasty sa Palawan ? Kung gayon, simulan natin ngayon. Isulat sa BLOG na ito ang inyong opinyon at saloobin.
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Tuesday, December 8, 2009

MGA PALAWAN POLITICAL DYNASTY SA PALAWAN

Palawan is not far from being like Maguindanao. Political dynasties are in the making, local politicians like REYES of Coron, ALVAREZ of San Vicente, HAGEDORN & PONCE DE LEON of Puerto Princesa and the DEMAALA of Narra.
Ano bang meron sa pulitika ? Baka kasi kapag wala na sila sa kanilang mga posisyon, wala ng pamalengke ang kusinera, walang ng pang sweldo sa katulong, yaya at family driver, hindi na mai-charge ang water at electric bill sa city hall at capitol.

Shameless people, hindi na kayo nakuntento sa pagpapayaman sa pwesto sa gobyerno, gusto pang kontrolin ng pamilya ninyo ang pagpapalakad sa gobyerno.

Tutulan at Labanan ang Political Dynasties sa Palawan !!! Huwag iboto ang mga ganid at swapang na political clans !!!
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BUSINESS INTEREST OF POLITICAL DYNASTIES IN PALAWAN

BUSINESS INTEREST OF POLITICAL DYNASTIES IN PALAWAN
Personal interest + business interest = politics. This is the formula ever loved by political clans in Palawan. In order to pursue their personal and business interest, they joined politics for they believe that politics alone and nothing else can protect their personal and business interests in Palawan

Ampatuan of Puerto Princesa City

Ampatuan of Puerto Princesa City
The undisputed man in Puerto Princesa, a former Jueteng-Lord turned green mayor, joined by his brother, nephew, brother in law, and soon his wife, in the political arena of Puerto Princesa City. The man who despised gubernatorial candidate Baham Mitra for being "traitor".
POLITICAL DYNASTIES IN PALAWAN

REYES POLITICAL DYNASTY

Joel Reyes - Palawan Governor
Marjo Reyes - Coron Mayor (brother)
Joseph Palanca - Coron Vice Mayor (cousin)
Yuri Palanca - Coron Councilor (cousin)
Nelson Lim - Coron Councilor (cousin)
Mario Reyes - Former Coron Mayor
Fems Reyes - (wife) Candidate for Palawan Vice Governor

ALVAREZ POLITICAL DYNASTY

Antonio Alvarez - North Palawan Congressman
Chicoy Alvarez - (son) candidate for Board Member
Antonio Gonzales - (cousin) San Vicente Mayor
Pepito Alvarez - (brother) Candidate for Palawan Governor
Cynthia Alvarez - (niece) Candidate for San Vicente Mayor

HAGEDORN POLITICAL DYNASTY

Edward Hagedorn - Puerto Princesa City Mayor
Douglas hagedorn - (brother) ABC President /City Councilor
Mark Hagedorn - (nephew) City Councilor
Lucilo Bayron - (brod in law) Puerto Princesa City Vice Mayor
Ellen Hagedorn - (wife) Candidate for City Mayor

PONCE DE LEON POLITICAL DYNASTY

David Ponce de Leon - Palawan Vice Governor
Eva Ponce de Leon - (wife) Candidate for City Councilor
Pamela Ponce de Leon - (daughter) Candidate for Board Member

DEMAALA POLITICAL DYNASTY

Clarito Demaala - Narra Mayor
Lucena Demaala - Former Narra Mayor

RODRIGUEZ POLITICAL DYNASTY

Evelyn "Bucay" Rodriguez - Board Member
Roberto "Toto" Rodriguez - Taytay Mayor

SABANDO POLITICAL DYNASTY

Rodolfo Sabando (+) - Former Roxas Mayor
Dennis Sabando - Incumbent Roxas Mayor

Ampatuan of San Vicente

Ampatuan of San Vicente
A showbiz-like character (he really looks like Chiquito), wanting to enter Palawan politics, portraying himself as the "Ama ng Pagbabago". The grand master of "price speculation and manipulation" of beach properties in San Vicente, wishing that San Vicente soon becomes the "Next Boracay", a dream that maybe attained 30 years from now.

THE DEMISE OF HAGEDORN POLITICAL CAREER !!!

THE DEMISE OF HAGEDORN POLITICAL CAREER !!!
Ano nga ba ang katotohanan sa pagtakbo ng mag-asawang Edward at Ellen Hagedorn sa iisang posisyon ? Natatakot ma disqualify o matalo ? Nalalapit na nga ba ang kamatayan ng political career ni Mayor Hagedorn ? Isulat sa BLOG ang inyong opinyon.

ARTICLE FROM NEW YORK TIMES

IN THE PHILIPPINES, POLITICAL CLANS HOLD THEIR GROUND

MANILA:— For generations, a few famous and wealthy families have dominated politics in the Philippines, and early results of this month's elections indicate that they still do.

Across the country, political clans are winning in the national and local elections held on May 10. Reports and allegations of fraud and violence aimed at keeping voters at home and disrupting the vote count also indicate that their methods of holding onto power remain the same.

President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo herself is the head of a family that has been in politics since the 1950s, when her father was a legislator and then became president.

Arroyo is leading in the presidential race, with 5.89 million votes so far over her main rival, the actor Fernando Poe Jr., with 4.54 million votes. The early results are from a "quick count" being done by the independent National Citizen's Movement for Free Elections, representing 42 percent of the total votes cast. Final results are not expected until late May or early June.

Most of the top 15 candidates for Senate belong to political families with several members already in public office.

In the provinces, such families are still dominant. Among them are the heirs of the late President Ferdinand Marcos as well as his political allies, like the family of Eduardo Cojuangco, chairman of San Miguel Corp., the largest food and beverage company in the Philippines, and Juan Ponce Enrile, Marcos's former defense secretary, who looks likely to win another term as senator.

Political dynasties here became notorious for kowtowing during the Marcos years.

A recent study by the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism found that two-thirds of the members of Congress are from political dynasties. The study traced the emergence of dynasties in the Philippines to the introduction by the Americans of electoral politics in the early 20th century, when voting was initially limited to property owners and the wealthy, who monopolized public office.

"Political dynasties are a terrible indictment of the kind of politics we have," said Senator Aquilino Pimentel Jr., one of the few in the Senate who does not have relatives in public office. "I do not believe that any one family has the monopoly of talent to run government."

After the fall of Marcos, there were attempts to curtail political dynasties — for example, by limiting the number of family members who could run for office — but the efforts did not succeed in the legislature.

Encarnacion Teresa Tadem, director of the Third World Studies Center at the University of the Philippines, said change was imminent. "Many members of these dynasties are now better educated — they study at the universities and abroad. I am optimistic that when they go back to their provinces, they will inject some change," she said.

The large number of political clans is itself a factor that drives this change, Tadem added. "There is bound to be competition among the dynasties and that could translate into better public service," she said.

Some dynasties, however, have not quite gotten out of the old mold. One is the Dy dynasty, which has ruled the province of Isabela, in the northern Philippines, for more than 30 years. In this month's elections, the Dys were accused of fraud and violence in an effort to defeat Grace Padaca, a 40-year-old political neophyte and polio victim who looks likely to end the Dys's dominance.

Padaca decided to run for governor against one of the Dys because, she said, "people demanded change." She received strong support in her campaign from the public and civic and religious groups. It is perhaps not a coincidence that Padaca is single and childless.

"My constituents are confident," she said, "that I can never form my own political dynasty."