20th Congress of the Philippines
A look into the family ties and business interests behind party-list seats
Political Dynasties
32 of 64—or half of all—party-list representatives either have family members in elective office, won a seat after their relatives retired from Congress, or both.
Links to contractors, franchisees
20 of 64 either are government contractors themselves, have contractor relatives, or received campaign donations from contractors and legislative franchise holders.
Double Ties
11 of 64 party-list representatives are both members of political dynasties and have ties to government contractors.
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Representatives are ordered alphabetically. All categories shown.