BACOLOD CITY, Philippines — Political leaders in Visayas had organized a group to ensure economic cooperation in Regions 6, 7, and 8, almost eight months before the May elections next year.

Multiple members of political clans in Luzon and the Visayas are dominating the provincial landscape for the midterm elections in May next year as the filing of certificates of candidacy (COCs) ended ...

Except for the Tan family of Samar, Romualdezes and Caris in Leyte, Espinas in Biliran and Mercados in Southern Leyte, at least four political families who had dominated Eastern Visayas for more ...

Across six provinces of Eastern Visayas, the same political dynasties ruled Monday’s midterm elections, affirming once again the locals’ belief that power in the region is hereditary. Leyte remains ...