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♣ = Politics A Wealthography and Powertocracy Period of Familyʼs First Election to ♣ Aquino ♣Marcos Legislature: Pre-CW daughter Servillano Aquino Pre-CW = Pre-Commonwealth (1907-34) • of the • Ferdinand & Imelda CW = Commonwealth (1935-42) •Congress, 1898 • Bong-Bong Marcos ♣ Imelda •Benigno Aquino Sr P-WR = Post-War Republic (1945-59) • Only son of Imelda ʻImeeʼ Marcos ML = Martial Law (1972-86) •Congress, and Brother/ Eduardo Ferdinand PM = Post-Marcos (1986-Present) 1919-39 •Aremla - Marcos Sister Jose : • Congresswoman ♣ Corazon ♣ Foundation , “Cory” ʻPepingʼ Godfather of 2001-04 ʻTessieʼ Cojuangco Aquino Bong-Bong •Last remaining Fact: 87% of Cojuangco Jr. Aquino-Oreta Marcos member, Marcosʼ senators declared • President, 1986-92 Former Congressman, KBL Party assets of more than • • Senator ♣ • Widow of Former Senator House Speaker P11m... 25% have • Former and Marcosʼ rival Ninoy • Led formation of LDP Marcos P100-500m (2006) Congresswoman Brother/ Aquino Cojuangco Marcos owned 60% of party (pro-Aquino) Pre-CW Sister • Heir to Cojuangco each of Tanʼs 9 in 1998 • 9 members in congress sugar fortune crony companies, including Brother/ nephew since 1907 - 25 relatives in Fortune Tobacco congress since 1898 ♣ Sister ♣ ʻButzʼ Corp; ʻTessieʼ •Family - over 9000 hectares land Jesli Aquino Inc; and Allied Banking Aquino-Oreta uncle •Allied with every Rep. from Corp. ♣ Aquino • Senator Gilberto but one. • Senator Lapus • City ʻNoynoyʼ ♣Teodoro Jr. •Eduardo Cojuangco, 73 • Former aunt LDP party ♣ Aquino III •San Miguel Corp. Lucio Congresswoman • • Congresswoman • Congress, • Now own 34% of Tan, 74 • 3rd District- • Congressman 2001-04 • 3 congressmen have • Fortune Tobacco 2nd P75 mill • NPC party aunt • District-Tarlac • nephew declared ties (2006) • • • son • Eaton Properties Philippines Inc. Lopez Business Beef Ashmore • Golden Arches Development Albertito Lopez- Corporation between Brother ♣ Marcos bought govʼtʼs • Oscar Lopez, 78: Lopez Cojuangcoʼs /Sister 40% share of • Emperador Distillers Inc. - Brandy • 3x VP of Philippines ♣ Cojuangco Petron without •Gaming, , Office Buildings/ • Founded University of Iloilo Congress Residential Complexes for MNC's • , Congress, bid and sold it • ABS-CBN Broadcasting Co. 2001-04 Kris nephew • Ongoing criminal 2001-07 directly to SMC. • • Bayan Telecom Gilberto Aquino investigations for Meralco - ♣ • P85 mill tax • 74% monopsony over Aquino evasion power generation • Politically Antonio Roberto Other Biz: Maynilad, First Gen, spouse ambitious Ongpin • • Congressman 2nd Cojuangco North Tollways, Rockwell celeb was Ongpin •1st District- cousin Land Corporation Marcos Emily Tarlac • Former director, era Trade- • Ashmore Group ♣ PLDT Lopez Minister representative in Philippines ♣- Congress • , Manuel Ramon Arroyo 2001-04 Shared a jail cell Sergio Osmeña V. Pangilinan Cojuangco • Gloria M-Arroyo together under criticized for Arroyo (GMA) ʻMVPʼ Director, Bank of , 2001-present Marcos Martial Law close ties to • Mike • President Lopez family Osmeña Commerce secretly owns ♣ • New-$$ Businessman Pre-CW Ashmore • • Province • Smart Telecom • Former President, late father of Sergio • John Henry Osmeña • Chairman, PLDT ♣ • Senator, 1972-73, • Led purchase of Meralco shares GMA Osmeña III 1987-95, 1998-04 • Has paid off MILF insurgency • Esteban de la Rama in Mindanao to target towers Garcia Family facilitated spouse Former Garcia • Senator, 1995-07 - • Former of and ♣ GMAʼs 2004 vote-rigging son Independent Senator not Smart. effort in Mindanao - 1 million • Known as fiercely anti-corruption • Manuel Garcia votes were coerced Mike Some former business affiliations: Congress, ʼ78-ʼ01 Mikey • • ♣ Arroyo • Director, , • Vincent Garcia, 42 Arroyo 1992-95 • Congress, ʼ01-ʼ04 ♣Raul • Ashmore Group • Director, San Miguel Corp., • Rodolfo P. del Rosario • Congressman Alpha Land Corp. Tomas Congress, ʼ78-ʼ98 Charter • 1993-95 ♣ V. del Mar • • Pushing for () • Founder of Justice for Aquino Osmeña III • Rodolfo R. del Rosario Change in the Implicated in World • Congressman, Congress, ʼ87-ʼ92 • Justice for All (JAJA) • constitution before his Bank Scandal - bidding Movement • Mayor of Cebu 1987-98, 2001- • 2 mayors of Davao mom steps down son brothers City, 1998-95, present anomalies with ZTE- City in 2010 NBN 2001-07 cousins Margarita Roxas de Ayala Ayala (1826-1869) = A Wealthography and Powertocracy ♣ Madrigal • Descends from Juan Matriarch of Roxas, Ayala (circa 1475) - big Ayala, and Zobel of the Philippines Very wealthy and political landowner families. One of Sy • Patriarch Antonio de Ayala sailed greatest Philippine family • • Teresita Sy-Coson, for Manila 1800s and established businesswomen of all Manuel •Maria Ana Consuelo “Jamby” time ♣ 56 an industrial partnership with Roxas Madrigal-Valade , descendant of • Daughter of Domingo Roxas • Current Senator Started Liberal Party • CEO Antonio Fernández de Roxas, ♣ Roxas • • Books-for-the-Barangay Foundation Inc. Pre-CW in 1945 to oppose • SM Investments Unibank who migrated to the Philippines Sr. • education for poor in 1695, and later with Dr. , Sergio Osmena • Banco de Oro Unibank Antonio J. Roxas • Abad Santos Madrigal Foundation Inc. • (Nacionalista • Banking Corp. Johannes Andreas Chairman: • women/children empowerment Zobel party) •Real Estate Roxas & Company, Inc. Aunt Pacita Madrigal-Gonzales and • • Retail • • Wholesale, import of IT - Mall of Asia grandfather Vincente Madrigal both Products • Massive wealth former senators • Roxaco Land Corp. - Property Development Don Zobel • Roxas Holdings de de Ayala • Sugar enlightened? Manufacturing Ayala Pre-CW Salonga • Jaime Z. de Ayala, 74. - • Most important businessman ♣ Possibly the Jaime Augusto during American Colonial period Former Senate President and Fernando most powerful • ZdeA currently active at Ayala Corp. • Consuelo Zobel Alger ♣ Yuchengco and tenured (daughter) • Ayala Corp. - oldest in the Inigo & Mercedes family in •Civil Society Leader • Yuchengco Group of • Siblings with Philippines, 7 generations under Zobel de inherited stakes in Philippine Mercedes •Pushing for Companies Ayalas Ayala Corp. from history impeachment of current • MICO Equities Inc., Pan Malayan • Own much of real estate late aunt Mercedes Ombudsman Management and Investment Corp., • Bank of Philippine Islands Zobel McMicking Gutierrez Mapua Institute of Technology, Nippon • Inc. Life Co., Rizal Commercial • Co. Teves Banking Corp., GPL Holding, House of • Globe Telecom ♣ Investments Inc., BA Savings Bank, Margarito • Hermenio G. Dole Philippines, Philippine Long Zobel ♣ son At height of Vote-Rigging Pre-CW Teves scandal in 2005, Ramos Distance Telephone Co., Benguet Inigo & Mercedes Gary Teves • • Congressman publicly convinced GMA Corp., Philippine Fuji Xerox Corp. Zobel Industries: Ariston Estrada Jr. - Director & • Secretary of Finance • Agriculture Committee not to resign from office. • FIRE, Banking, Mermac Advisor to Chairman of Ayala • Inc. - Stakes in • President, Land Bank •Hermino Teves & Co. Education, Telecom, Corp. since ʼ83 Ayala Corp. of the Philippines Inc. Manufacturing • Enrique Zobel Foundation • Comes from • sugar milling Ramos • Enrique Zobel = Ayala Corp. ♣ Estrada late cousin of Fidel V. Ramos Jaime nephew • • Ariston Estrada • Former President, 1992-98 Jr. • Currently the Chairman , Former Director: Ronald Emeritus of Lakas CMD • AC Intʼl Finance Ltd. Inigo ♣ (Christian-Muslim Democrats) ♣ Ayala DBS Holdings Teves Alfonso • Mercedes Zobel Party Inc. T. Yuchengco, 85 Zobel • Department of •Under Marcos was head of : • B.P.I. San Miguel Agriculture the , Board of • Chair - Rizal Commercial • (Cojuangco) implementing martial • Mercedes Corp. Banking Corp. helps run Mermac law Enrique Zobel •Board of • Chair - Mapua Instiute of Tech Foundation Inc. • Board of Advisors Columbia Tan Business School Assets of a successful Caktiong • RP Permanent Rep. to U.N. Filipino family: • Major politician Razon • Wealth accumulation • Tony Tan Caktiong, 55 • Political violence Tan • Founder, Chairman, & CEO • Enrique Razon • Strategic politically‐A provision Ortigas Jolibee Foods Jr., 48. motivated marriages • Andrew Tan, 59 Philippines • International Container in the 1987 • Board Director of . • Patronageconstitution • Ortigas & Co. Limited • Chair of Megaworld Long Distance Telephone Co Terminal Services Partnership Corp. • Diverse business interestsprohibited (PLDT) • Port operations Ortigas Family Large multi-use real- 2/3 of House Control of media and or “Political • • • PLDT Recently bought • Foundation estate and technology and 1/2 of propagation of popular Dynasties”... 10% share in • Real Estate parks Meralco Senate is from myths/ideologies to justify a political clan one’s family’s dominance Magsaysay A Wealthography and Powertocracy A provision in Magsaysayʼs a ♣ Luisa the 1987 historically non- Sr. constitution • ♣ Ramon of the Philippines ♣ Ejercito- violent, non-rent- • President, 1953-57 prohibited seeking family Magsaysay Jr. Estrada • Genaro Magsaysay “Political Dynasties”... • Senator, 1960-72 Current Current Senator • Senator • Estrada Leonardo B. Roman • Country Communication Wife of Joseph ♣ Vincente • • • Governor of , -2004 Network Inc. (former president, Magsaysay • Cable Communications Inc. senator) Mother • Antonio M. Diaz Lacson - Son • RMJ Development Corp. ♣ • Real Estate • Governor of • Congress, 1969-72, Was head of •Lacson Commercial and 1992-01, 2004-07. • Agriculture Committee Industrial Corporation • Magsaysay Group of during ♣ Jose Fertilier Scandal of Edgardo G. L. Cousins Companies President, Philippines Chamber of “Jinggoy” ʼ04 • ♣ Commerce and Industry (PCCL) Cayetano Estrada Arsenio L. Senator Former Mayor Manila (enlightened?) Albert • Cayetano Family • Current Enrique Panfilo P. L. Jr. • Bistro Bar S. Garcia Nephew Foundation Inc. • ♣ Garcia Jr. Cousins ♣ ♣ Panfilo • Daimler Motor Corp./Phils Eviro Services Inc. • Sanpil Holdings Corp. •Congress “Ping” M. Lacson Inc. , 2004-07 • Slarep Development Inc. • Congress, • Mayor of Balanga, Ronald Jose P. L. • Presidential Hopeful 2010 • Pateros Development Corp. 1987-92, Eulogio 1998-04 •Malcas Intʼl Aviation Services Co. •Senator, chairman of • Parcay Ventures Inc. 1995-07 • Bingo World Inc. R. Magsaysay Committee on Accounts •Gabriel Symphony Foundation • Opposition, Anti-Corruption • Pro-Big-Pharma Inc. • Congress , • Hard-line Right Wing - Former • Property 2004-07 head Philippine National Police Development/ ♣ Allan •Green Rock Construction & Development Corp. Peter • P20m collection of ♣ Cayetano motorcycles, P5m of Juan Villar was Senate guitars Ponce Enrile Pilar • Current ♣ President until Nov. ♣ Congressman Rosario Career Politician Juliana 08, when he • •Chairman, Rules •Current President of Senate •Ramon del Rosario Jr., resigned for lack of Lacson nominated Cayetano-Sebastian Committee support. Enrile took • Marcosʼ Defense Minister, right-wing 64 Enrile as President of man during martial law. Later led position. Senate in 2008 • Current Senator • Chief Exec: Philippine Investment- EDSA I. Brother/ Management ( for recent • Committee Chairwoman: Sister Phinma • Blasted Jose Aquino Environment and 1 year as Secretary of )Finance ♣ • in- laws • Villar Legacy Group Scandal Natural Resources Recently Chaired PM • •Business interests: Health and Club Makati Business Vista Land, Polar - distribution, • • • JAKA Group Demography • Advocate for education Property Holdings food, land, property and Fok •Ramon V. del Rosario, Sr. •Manuel Villar Jr., 60: ♣ Lim security, finance. Center for Corporate •Senator, Chairman of... • Henry Fok, 82 Responsibility •Accounts Com., Finance • , 80 Com. Vice Chair of •, Yu • Smuggled supplies to China 1992-98, 2007-present despite U.N. embargo during Agriculture and Food Former Senator • Tan Yu •Presidential plans 2010 • : Korean War --> wealth Declared Business Interests: •RP philanthropist and Sociedade de Jogos de Macau • Interests: Real Estate • • Gambling, owned by Land Bank of the Real Estate • & Property • Ho Philippines •Once richest in RP •Founder of KTTI Aboitiz • Donated $100million to Hong Foundation & Asiaworld Kong University of Science • Enrique Aboitiz, 86 spouse International Group and Tech • Ho •Aboitiz Transport Systems - ferries/ Cynthia buses Villar Virata • Stanley Ho, 87 • Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. • Gambling PM Fok helped finance Hoʼs bid for a • Local Cement Magnate Congresswoman, •Luis J.L. Virata • Citizen of Hong • gaming license in 1960ʼs... 2006 • Banking, Food, Real Estate, Logistics 2001-07 • 1999 stepped in as Kong • Used to be very close to CEO of Philippine owned massive stake in Hoʼs •Father was in congress Family- when ESDA II happened EstradaEnrique , but Airlines, replacing Sociedad de Jogos de Macau •P325 million worth owned firms = disappeared from limelight. • Real estate, 2/3 market • Large shareholders of development capitalization Nickel Asia of Phisix A Wealthography and Powertocracy Soriano ♣ Lorenzo of the Philippines • Cousins of the Zobel • Moro Lorenzo Gokongwei de Ayalas (Luis) Garcia • Influential Politics and • John Jr., 82 - • Used to own San Miguel - son Lance Business • Maj. Gen. Carlos F. • JG Summit Garcia govʼt started buying into the • Pepsi Products Philippines • Air Transportation, Banking, Mathay • Wife company then Cojuangcoʼs Inc. Clarita, sons Food Manufacturing, Hotels, Mark, Timothy • Manufacturing 25, Ian Karl Petrochemicals, Power assumed control • Ismael Mathay Juan Paulo , 30, and Dy Congress, , 27 Generation, Real Estate and • 12th • Entire family is P-WR House Rep Property Development, Tele- arrest under • Mernardo Jimenez, P85 million worth in U.S. for communications • of over P303 millionplunder 76 •Marcos Cronies • Former GMA Network CEO from RP! Faustino • Media 2nd largest in RP Dy Sr. • Sits on board of Cojuangcoʼs San Miguel • Family Patriarch Corp. Ty Jimenez • Close ally with Ninoy Aquino Duavit but shifted allegiance to • George Ty, 76 • Mernardo Jimenez, Marcos after Martial Law 76 declared • Son Arthur Ty - • Gilberto Duavit • Former GMA Network CEO Jr • Logging and Politics in + Metrobank Foundation Isabela province • Philippines • Media 2nd largest in • Exec. VP & COO of (subsidiary): Life Insurance RP GMA Network since 1960ʼs Sits on board of Faustino • Stakes in B of Philippine Islands • • Family has Cojuangcoʼs 35% share Dy Jr. and Philippine Savings Bank San Faustino (MB subsidiary) Miguel Corp. Dy III • Congress, 3 terms • Built CT International • Governor, Isabella Tower in Makati City • Congress, 12th Napoleon Rep Syjuco Dy Azcona ♣ • Augusto Syjuco • Mayor of In 2001, all 5 •Vivian Que ♣ Sarmiento Sandoval • Congressman, 12th Alicia Dy brothers Azcona: House held public l • Lorenzo Sarmiento Caesar • Stake in • P250 million worth office • Vincente Sandova Family business: • Congress, former house Dy , 12th House Mercury Drug • • Congressman • Beverage representative, served 3 P240 million worth terms • Mayor of Victor • manufacture, Cauayan • Family Businesses: real estate • Family business: Dy Fishing, shipping Vitarich • Stalled the appointment of a Depʼt • agribusiness • Bangaray • giant Captain, of Environment and Natural ♣ Puyat San Resources b/c he wanted to P-WR Fermin, • Political family - ban fishing within 15km ♣ Gordon Cauayan of shores congress since 1952 Campos • In business since 1907: • Richard Gordon • Steel Current Senator Gotianun • • Beatrice manufacturing Declared Business Interests:., Atlas Multimillionaires • • • San Miguel Corp Campos Jose, co- • Andrew Gotianun, DiMaporo Consunji Widow of ♣ Consolidated Mining Co.,., Aboitiz • Unilab 80 Jollibee Foods Corp founder of • Abdullah DiMaporo , Philippino Pharma • 1955 - consumer • David M. Consunji, 87 Equity Ventures , • •Congress, 12th House Meralco finance group => Filinvest Rep • Chairs DMCI Group - Telephone Corp., construction Development •P107 million worth Filinvest, Philex Mining Son Jonathan chairman, Yap Manila Drʼs Hospital • •Used politics to • Corp., First Philippine Manila Hotel daughter Lourdes amass wealth • Holdings Josephine G. Yap, • Emilio Yap, 82. •Son Isidro is Chief Exec., daughter president •Philippine Trust, Centro Edwina is treasurer Escolar University Hospital • Group's coal subsidiary, • Banking, Hospitality, Semirara Mining Corp., is Universities, Construction nation's largest. materials, Media, business interests! Healthcare A Wealthography and Powertocracy of the Philippines Presidential Evolution of Political Parties Post-Marcos Election Year

Laban ng Demokatikong Pilipino KBL LP NP (LDP) Formerly a • (Liberal Party) (Nationalist 1988 huge Marcos • Peping Cojuangco Jr. (Cory Aquinoʼs brother) Party) • Pro-Aquino party party • Formed 1987

Lakas- Nacionalist NUCD Peopleʼs Coalition LDP massive Fidel Ramosʼ presidential party (NPC) defections after • KBL LP 1992 • Supported by Aquino Ramosʼ election • •Failed presidential bid

LAMMP

• Jose Estradaʼs presidential party Aksyon Lakas NPC 1998 KBL LP • • Failed presidential LDP NPC bid ʼ98

Lakas- NUCD LDP LP • Gloria Macapagal Arroyoʼs party NPC • Panfilo KBL 2001 People Power Coalition Lacson • NPC Imelda “Imee” Since 2004, NPC Marcos is only has been divided KBL rep in the between Pro-GMA 12th Congress and Anti-GMA members