In the country’s most vote-rich region, Calabarzon, political families continue to dominate after the 2025 elections.
Of the five winning gubernatorial candidates, two are incumbents (Rizal’s Nina Ynares and Quezon’s Helen Tan), one is a former governor who made a successful comeback (Batangas’ Vilma Santos-Recto), one is a political scion (Cavite’s Abeng Remulla), and one is a former lawmaker and broadcaster who is not from a dynasty (Laguna’s Sol Aragones).
Rappler’s political reporter Dwight de Leon, who covered key races in the region, delivers post-mortem reports of the elections in those provinces.
We compiled the video reports in this story.
Cavite
Revilla dynasty dominates, other political families thrive in Cavite
Laguna
Sol Aragones’ path to 2025 election victory in Laguna explained
Batangas
How star power fell short in the 2025 elections in Batangas
Rizal
In Ynares country Rizal, the dynasty lives on
Quezon province
In Quezon, same old political families continue to dominate after 2025 polls
– Rappler.com