By NESTOR MATA
MALAYA
MALAYA
‘In this second list of dynasts are the Gordons, Laurels, Lucmans, Magsaysays, Macapagals, Mangudadatus, Marcoses, and Lim-Siojos.’
THIS second list of some prominent dynasts or members of political families included the Gordons of Olongapo City, Laurels of Batangas, Lucmans of Lanao del Sur., Magsaysays of Zambales, Macapagals of Pampanga, Mangudadatus of Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao, Marcoses of Ilocos Norte, and Lim-Siojos of Bulacan and Manila. The Magsaysay, Marcos, Laurel, and Lim-Siojo-Mercado families all go back to the early 1900s.
Gordon Family (Olongapo City, Zambales): James Gordon, Sr., Mayor of Olongapo, 1963–1967; Amelia Gordon, Mayor of Olongapo, 1967–1972; Richard Gordon, Mayor of Olongapo, 1980–1983; 1983–1993, Senator, 2004–2010; Katherine Gordon, Representative of the 1st District of Zambales, 1988–1995, Mayor of Olongapo, 1995–2004; James Gordon, Jr., Representative of the 1st District of Zambales, 1995–2004, Mayor of Olongapo, 2004–present; Anne Marie Gordon, Vice Governor of Zambales, 2007–2010.
Laurel Family (Batangas): President José P. Laurel, Third President of the Philippines; Jose Laurel, Jr., Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines; Senator Salvador “Doy” Laurel, 10th Vice President of the Philippines; Senator Sotero Laurel; José Laurel III, Ambassador to Japan; Peter Laurel, Vice Governor; Lally Laurel-Trinidad, Representative 3rd District of Batangas; and Jose Macario Laurel IV – Representative 3rd District of Batangas.
Lucman Family (Lanao del Sur) : Rashid Datudacula Lucman, Sultan of Bayang and Congressman, Lanao del Sur 1961-1965, 1965-1970; Princess Tarhata Alonto-Lucman, governor, Lanao del Sur, 1970-1974, OIC 1987-1988; Normala Alonto Lucman, vice governor and daughter; sons Norodin Alonto Lucman, deputy-governor, ARMM, and Haroun Al Rashid Alonto Lucman Jr., Secretary of DILG, ARMM; cousin Gasanara Lucman, vice governor; nephews Jamil Lucman, assemblyman, and cousin Alibashir Lucman, speaker, ARMM, and mayor of Pacaambung Lucman.
Magsaysay Family (Zambales, La Union, Batangas, Makati City , Manila and Bulacan): Ramon Magsaysay, 7th President of the Philippines; former Senator Ramon Magsaysay, Jr., who’s running for the senate again in 2013; former Senator Genaro Magsaysay; Congressman Eulogio “Amang” Rodriguez Magsaysay; Vicente Magsaysay, governor of Zambales in the years 1967-1973, 1973–1979,1979–1986, 1998–2007; Congresswoman Maria Milagros Habana-Magsaysay, 1st District of Zambales; Antonio Magsaysay Diaz, former Congressman, 2nd District of Zambales; Enrique “Iking” Magsaysay, former mayor of Castillejos, Zambales, Carla Magsaysay-Mercado, former councilor, Castillejos, Zambales;
Marcelino Magsaysay, former mayor of Makati City (1901–1903); Jose Magsaysay, former mayor of Makati (1913–1916); Mario Caraig Magsaysay Sr., former mayor of San Pascual, Batangas,1986-1998; Mario Magsaysay Jr., former mayor, San Pascual, Batangas 1998-2007; Pedro Caraig Magsaysay, former barangay captain Del Pilar, San Pasual, Batangas; Marcela Cusi Magsaysay, former barangay councilor Del Pilar, San Pascual, Batangas; Carlito Masangcay Magsaysay, barangay chairman Del Pilar, San Pascual, Batangas, 2001 to the present;
Raquel Cusi Magsaysay, former SK chairman Del Pilar, San Pascual, Batangas; Arvin Ramos Magsaysay, former SK chairman Del Pilar, San Pascual, Batangas; Joseph Benedict “JB” Aquino Magsaysay, barangay captain, Ili Sur, San Juan, La Union; Michael “Miko” Magsaysay, former Sangguniang Kabataan chairman, Ili Sur, San Juan, La Union; Mark William Aquino Magsaysay, former Sangguniang Kabataan chairman, Ili Sur, San Juan, La Union; Miguel Corleone “Migz” B. Magsaysay, Sangguniang Kabataan chairman, Ili Norte, San Juan, La Union; Vic Rivera Magsaysay, former barangay kagawad of Palanan, Quezon City; Lita Magsaysay-Alano, former barangay kagawad of Palanan, Quezon City; Roberto Magsaysay Oca, former assemblyman of Manila and former mayor of Pandi, Bulacan.
Marcos Family (Ilocos Norte): Fabian Marcos, mayor of Batac during the American occupation; son Mariano Marcos, assemblyman; Ferdinand E. Marcos, 10th President of the Philippines, son of Mariano; Imelda Romualdez Marcos, former governor of Metro Manila, former Minister of Human Settlements, Congresswoman of Ilocos Norte, wife of Ferdinand; their son Senator Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., former governor of Ilocos Norte, and daughter Congresswoman Imee Marcos; Pacífico Marcos, provincial board member, younger brother of Ferdinand; and sister Elizabeth Marcos-Keon, former provincial governor, and her son Michael Marcos Keon, provincial board member; and nephew Angelo Marcos Barba, provincial board member); and 12th President Fidel V. Ramos from1992–1998), cousin of President Ferdinand E. Marcos.
Mangudadatu Family (Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao): Congressman Sultan Pax S. Mangudadatu ; Governor Suharto T. Mangudadatu ; Mayor Bing Mangudadatu, Mayor of Lutayan, Sultan Kudarat; Congressman Raden Sakaluran ; Governor Esmael Mangudadatu of Maguindanao; Mayor Ibrahim Mangudadatu of Buluan, Mangudadatu; Mayor Freddie Mangudadatu of Mangudadatu, Maguindanao; Mayor Z. Mangudadatu mayor of Pandag, Maguindanao; Assemblyman Khadaffeh Mangudadatu Assymblyman of ARMM; Vice – Mayor King Jazzer Mangudadatu Vice Mayor of Buluan, Maguindanao; Vice – Mayor Prince Dilangalen Vice Mayor of Pandag, Maguindanao; Bai Elizabeth Mangudadatu ABC president of Mangudadatu Municipality; Bai Gina Mangudadatu ABC resident of Buluan, Maguindanao.
Macapagal Family (Pampanga): Diosdado Pangan Macapagal, 9th President of the Philippines; Cielo Macapagal-Salgado, former provincial vice governor, and elder sister of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, 14th President of the Philippines; Jose Miguel Arroyo, husband of Gloria; their sons Congressman Juan Miguel Macapagal Arroyo of the 2nd District of Pampanga and Congressman Diosdado Macapagal Arroyo of Camarines Sur.
Lim/Siojo, Mendiola, Mercado Families (Bulacan, Manila, Pampanga, Mindoro and Samar): Alfredo Lim y Siojo, former senator of the Philippines (2004), mayor of the City of Manila (1992–1998, 2007–present), former NBI Director; Miguel Siojo, municipal president of San Miguel de Mayumo, Bulacan (1908–1912); Felipe Siojo Buencamino, former member of the Malolos Congress; Marcelo Dungca Mendiola, former mayor of Floridablanca, Pampanga (1956–1959), cousin of Mayor Lim;
Jose Dungca Mendiola, former mayor of Floridablanca, Pampanga (1968–1971), a brother of Marcelo Mendiola, grandson of Doña Marcela Mendiola y Siojo de Buencamino-Francisco and the great composer Francisco Buencamino y Beltran; Tito Morales Mendiola, former mayor of Floridablanca, Pampanga (1986–1992); Felmar “Jojo” Mendiola, councilor of Floridablanca, Pampanga (2004–present), grandson of Marcelo Mendiola;
Martin S. Mercado, municipal president of Minalin, Pampanga (1907–1910); Simplicio Tolentino-Mendiola, capitan municipal, the equivalent of mayor, (1881) of Kuliat (now Angeles City); Mario “Gene” Mendiola, former mayor of San Jose, Mindoro Occidental. and current vice governor of Occidental Mindoro; Pedro T. Mendiola Sr. , former congressman of Occidental Mindoro; Benito de Mendiola, Alcalde-Mayor de Pampanga( 1598); Pedro Muñoz de Mendiola, captain and sargento-mayor in the royal camp of Manila (1627) and gobernador de Moluccas 1636-1640; Gil Lopez y Mendiola, engineer who oversaw building of bridges and roads across the Visayas and Mindanao, many of which are still used to this day; Pedro K. Mendiola, representative of Samar (1916–1922).
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