The following is a list of notable political families of the Philippines, each with the areas in which their influence was/is strong. Names in bold indicate the individual was/is a president of the Philippines. The Philippine political arena is mainly arranged and operated by families or alliances of families, rather than being organized around political parties.

A

Abad family — Batanes

Abad Santos family — Pampanga and Angeles City

Abalos family — Mandaluyong

Abaya family — Cavite

Abubakar family — Sulu Archipelago, ARMM, and Zamboanga City

Acosta family — Bukidnon

Afable family — Zambales

Agarao family — Laguna

Aguilar family — Las Piñas and Muntinlupa

Albano family — Isabela

Alcala family — Quezon

Alfelor family — Camarines Sur

Almario family — Cebu and Davao Oriental

Almendras family — Davao

Alonto family — Lanao del Sur and Lanao del Norte

Alvarez family — Davao del Norte and Zamboanga City

Amatong family — Zamboanga del Norte and Davao de Oro

Amendro - Metro Manila

Guilermo Sarmiento Amendro Republic of the Philippines (1946-1947) Commonwealth of the Philippines (1935-1936)

Ampatuan family — Maguindanao

Angara family — Aurora

Antonino family — Nueva Ecija, La Union and General Santos

Antonio family — Cagayan

Aquino family — Agusan del Norte

Aquino family — Sorsogon

Aquino family — Tarlac, Malabon, Makati and Navotas

Arcillas family — Santa Rosa, Laguna

Arroyo family — Camarines Sur, Negros Occidental, Pampanga, and Iloilo

Arroyo family — Camarines Sur and Makati

Asistio family — Caloocan

Atienza family — Manila

B

Bagatsing family — Manila and Muntinlupa

Balindong family — Lanao del Sur

Balingsat family — Ilocos Sur

Bangoy family — Davao City

Baraguir family — Maguindanao

Barzaga family — Cavite

Belmonte family — Quezon City

Bernabe family — Parañaque

Biazon family — Muntinlupa

Bichara family — Albay

Binay family — Makati

Biron family — Iloilo

Blanco family – Batangas

Buencamino family — (San Miguel, Bulacan)

Buguina family — (San Mariano, Isabela)

Bulut family — Apayao

C

Candao family — Maguindanao

Cadiao family — Antique

Cagas family – Davao del Sur and Digos

Cailles family — Laguna

Calalay family — Quezon City

Calderon family — Rizal

Calixto family — Pasay

Carios family — Libmanan Camarines Sur

Castelo family — Quezon City

Castillejos family — Batanes and La Union

Cayetano family — Muntinlupa, Pateros, and Taguig

Celeste family — Pangasinan

Cerilles family — Zamboanga del Sur

Chiongbian family — Misamis Occidental, Sarangani and South Cotabato

Chipeco family — Laguna

Climaco family — Zamboanga City

Codilla family — Leyte

Contreras family — Oriental Mindoro, Capiz, and Antique

Cortes family — Mandaue

Cortes family — Isabela

Cojuangco family — Tarlac, Negros Occidental, and Pangasinan

Crisologo family — Ilocos Sur and Quezon City

Cua family — Quirino

Cuaresma family — Nueva Vizcaya

Cuenco family — Cebu

Cuneta family — Pasay and Rizal

D

Davide family – Cebu

Dayanghirang family — Davao Oriental and Davao City

Defensor family — Iloilo and Quezon City

Degamo family — Negros Oriental

De Venecia family — Pangasinan

Del Mar family — Cebu

Del Rosario family — Makati

Diaz family — San Mateo, Rizal

Dimacuha family — Batangas City

Dimaporo family — Lanao del Norte and Lanao del Sur

Diokno family — Batangas and Manila

Dominguez family — Mountain Province and Baguio

Dominguez family — Cavite

Duavit family — Rizal

Dumlao family of Nueva Vizcaya

Duterte family — Cebu, Davao City, Davao Province, and Surigao del Norte

Dy family — Isabela

Governor (1972-1986,1988-1992) Governor (1992–2001) Mayor(Cauayan City) (1988-1992,2010-2013) Mayor(Cauayan City) (2013-2022) Ambassador(Switzerland) (2022-Present) Councilor( Cabatuan Isabela) (2019-Present)

E

Echiverri family — Caloocan

Ecleo family — Surigao del Norte and Dinagat Islands

Ejército-Estrada-Estregan family — Laguna, Manila, Quezon, San Juan (Metro Manila)

Enverga family — Quezon

Eriguel family — La Union

Escario family — Cebu

Escudero family — Sorsogon

Espinosa-Martinez family — Cebu, Masbate, Iloilo City and Guimaras

Eusebio family — Pasig

F

Fabella family — Romblon

Fajardo family — Nueva Ecija, Bulacan, Pampanga, Laguna, Cavite, Rizal, Bicol Region

Fariñas family — Ilocos Norte

Festin family — Romblon

Ferrer family — Cavite

Fetalino family — Romblon

Firmalo family — Romblon

Fondevilla family — Romblon

Fua family of Siquijor

Fuentebella family — Camarines Sur

Furigay family - Lamitan, Basilan

G

Galicia family — Davao Region

Garcia family — Bataan

Garcia family — Cebu

Garcia family — Davao City

Garin family — Iloilo

Gatchalian family — Valenzuela

Go family — Isabela

Gonzales family — Pampanga

Galima family — Nueva Vizcaya

Gordon family — Zambales

Guico family — Pangasinan

Guingona family — Agusan, Bukidnon, Negros Oriental and Misamis Oriental

H

Hataman family of Basilan

Hofer family of Zamboanga Sibugay

Hontiveros family — Capiz and Cebu City

I

Ilagan family — Nueva Ecija and Tarlac

Imperial family — Albay

Ibay family — Pasay

J

Jaen family — Leganes, Iloilo

Jagunap family — Leganes, Iloilo

Jalandoni Jover family — Iloilo City

Jalosjos family — Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga Sibugay, Misamis Occidental

Jardenil family — Iloilo City

Javier family — Navotas

K

Kho family — Masbate

Khonghun family — Zambales

L

Lacson family — Negros Occidental, Iloilo, Manila, Antique, Cavite, and Pampanga

Lacuna family — Manila

Lagman family — Albay and Quezon City

Lajara Family — Laguna

Lapid family — Pampanga

Lapus family — Tarlac

Laurel family — Batangas

Lazatin family — Angeles City and Pampanga

Leachon family — Oriental Mindoro

Leaño family — Romblon

Leviste family —Batangas

Lecaroz family — Marinduque and Batangas

Librado family — Davao City

Lim family — Masbate

Lim family — Southern Leyte

Lim family — Palawan

Limcuando family — Manila

Limcuando family — Laguna

Lingad family — Pampanga

Lobregat family — Zamboanga City

Locsin family — Negros Occidental and Iloilo

López family — Iloilo

Lopez family — Manila

Loyola family — Cavite

Lucero-Caparroso family — Northern Samar

M

Macapagal family — Camarines Sur, Pampanga and Zambales

Madrigal (-Collantes) family — Batangas

Magsaysay family — Zambales, La Union

Maliksi family — Cavite

Mangudadatu family — Sultan Kudarat and Maguindanao

Manrique family — Boac, Marinduque and Oriental Mindoro

Marcos family — Ilocos Norte, Manila and Leyte

Masigan family — Isabela

Mastura family — Maguindanao

Matalam family — Maguindanao

Matba family - Tawi-Tawi and Agusan del Norte

Mendiola/Siojo/Mercado family — Bulacan, Pampanga, Mindoro, Samar

Mindalano family — Lanao del Sur and Lanao del Norte

Mitra family — Palawan

Montano family — Cavite

N

Nepomuceno family — Pampanga

Nicart family - Eastern Samar

Noriel-Joson family — Nueva Ecija

O

Oaminal family — Misamis Occidental

Olivarez family — Parañaque and Laguna

Ortega family — La Union

Osmeña family — Cebu

Ouano family — Cebu

P

Pacquiao family — General Santos, Sarangani

Padilla family — Bulacan and Camarines Norte

Padua family — Pasay

Palacio family — Batangas

Paguio-Pizarro family — Bataan

Pasculado family — Lanao del Norte

Paulino family — Olongapo

Peralta family — Pangasinan

Petilla family — Leyte, Iloilo

Piccio family — Negros Occidental, Antique, Iloilo

Pimentel family — Cagayan de Oro

Pineda family — Pampanga

Plaza family — Agusan del Sur, Agusan del Norte, Butuan, and Surigao del Sur

Ponce Enrile family — Cagayan

Pontejos family — Leyte

Puno family — Rizal

Q

Quibranza family — Lanao del Norte

R

Rama family — Cebu, Davao del Sur

Ramos family — Pangasinan

Rances family — Camarines Sur

Recto family — Batangas

Remulla family — Cavite

Revilla (Bautista) family — Nueva Ecija, Rizal, Cavite

Reyes family — Marinduque

Reyes family — Palawan

Robes family – San Jose del Monte City

Robles family — Rizal

Robredo family — Camarines Sur

Roco family — Camarines Sur

Rodriguez family — Rizal and Davao City

Roman family — Bataan

Romato family — Lanao del Sur

Romero-Muñoz-Calumpang family — Negros Oriental

Romualdez-Lopez family — Leyte

Romualdo family — Camiguin

Romulo family — Quezon City, Pasig and Valenzuela

Roxas family — Capiz

Roxas family — Pasay

S

Salceda family — Albay

Sali family - Tawi Tawi

San Juan family — Rizal

San Pedro family — San Jose del Monte, Bulacan

Santillan family — Batangas, Cavite, Manila, Antique, Albay, Pampanga

Saquilayan family — Cavite

Sarmiento family — Buenavista, Marinduque

Singson-Gacula family — Ilocos Sur

Sinsuat family — Maguindanao

Soriano family — Cagayan/ Romblon

Sotto family — Cebu, Quezon City, Parañaque and Pasig

Suansing family - Sultan Kudarat and Nueva Ecija

Suarez family — Quezon

Sumulong family — Rizal

Sy-Alvarado family — Bulacan

T

Tabanda family - Baguio, Benguet, Ilocos Norte, and Ilocos Sur

Tan family — Quezon

Tan family — Samar

Tan family - Sulu

Tancontian family — Sta. Cruz, Davao Province

Tanjuatco family — Rizal

Tañada family — Quezon

Tawantawan family — Lanao del Norte and Lanao del Sur

Teves-Pinili family — Negros Oriental and Muntinlupa

Tiangco family — Navotas

Ting family — Cagayan

Tolentino family — Cavite

Tulfo family — Quezon City

Ty-Serra family — Surigao del Sur

U

Umali family — Nueva Ecija, Oriental Mindoro, Lipa City, Olongapo City and Zambales

Ungab family — Davao City

Uy family — Isabela

Uy family — Zamboanga del Norte

Uy family — Davao de Oro

V

Velasco family — Marinduque

Villafuerte family — Camarines Sur

Villanueva family — Bulacan

Villar family — Las Piñas and Muntinlupa

Villareal family — Capiz

Violago family — Nueva Ecija

Y

Yabut family – Makati

Yap family — Tarlac

Yllana family — Parañaque

Ynares family — Rizal

Yu family — Zamboanga del Sur

Z

Zamora family — San Juan City and Taguig

Ziga family — Albay

Zubiri family — Bukidnon