69 In Search of Credible Elections and Parties: The Philippine Paradox The most powerful families are able to capture both gubernatorial and congressional positions in their provinces during the same election year (see Table 13).For instance, in the 2010 elections, 34 out of 77 provinces or 44 percent had the same political family winning the governorship and at least one congressional district. Such concentration of political power becomes most acute in provinces with lone congressional districts. Table 13: Political Families with Governors and Representatives in 2010 Elections. Province Political Family Province Political Family 1.Ilocos Norte 2.Ilocos Sur 3.La Union 4.Isabela 5.Quirino 6.Bataan 7.Tarlac 8.Aurora 9.Bulacan 10.Nueva Ecija 11.Cavite 12.Quezon 13.Oriental Mindoro 14.Camarines Sur 15.Masbate 16.Guimaras 17.Iloilo Marcos Singson Ortega Dy Cua Garcia Yap Angara-Castillo Sy-Alvarado Umali Remulla Suarez Umali Villafuerte Seachon-Lanete Nava Defensor 18.Antique 19.Negros Occidental 20.Siquijor 21.Cebu 22.Biliran 23.Southern Leyte 24.Leyte 25.Northern Samar 26.Zamboanga del Sur 27.Camiguin 28.Lanao del Norte 29.Davao del Sur 30.Davao del Norte 31.Sultan Kudarat 32.Agusan del Norte 33.Agusan del Sur 34.Surigao del Norte Javier Mara ñ on Fua Garcia Espina Mercado Petilla Daza Cerilles Romualdo Dimaporo Cagas Del Rosario Mangudadatu Amante Plaza Matugas Thus in the same election year, eight provinces had the same political family controlling both the gubernatorial and lone congressional district (Quirino, Aurora, Guimaras, Siquijor, Biliran, Camiguin, Antique, and Sultan Kudarat). In fact, the congressional districts of Quirino, Siquijor, and Camiguin have always been controlled by the same families (Cua, Fua, and Romualdo, respectively) from 1987-2010. Further dramatizing this monopolization of power, the Singsons of Ilocos Sur and the Dimaporos of Lanao del Norte captured both the governorship and the two congressional positions in their respective provinces. Even in the multi- congressional district of Cebu (six districts), the Garcia family won two districts in addition to the governorship. Turnover Rates for Governors and Representatives Turnover rates for political families provide us a firm data base for determining how often are they replaced or how long they are able to hold on to their elective positions. While this data base does not provide the reasons why politicians get re-elected or replaced so many number of times, it serves as another indicator of the degree of dominance and resilience of political families. Consistent with the findings of the study about the continuing dominance of