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Biology, politics and the Philippine Senate

I WILL speculate on the possibility that the next Senate will have six members who are very closely related to each other, namely: incumbent Sen. Cynthia Villar and senatorial candidate Mark Villar; Sen. Maria Lourdes 'Nancy' Binay and her father Jejomar 'Jojo' Binay; siblings Pia Cayetano and Alan Peter Cayetano.

Should former vice president Jejomar Binay, former senator Alan Cayetano and former public works secretary Mark Villar prevail in the May national elections, they would be joining their very close relatives already in the Senate. Mark Villar will be with his mother Cynthia, Jojo Binay will be with daughter Nancy, and Alan Cayetano will be with his sister Pia.