Profile
Name: Antonio Trillanes IV
Date of Birth: 06 August 1971
Place of Birth: Manila
Spouse: Arlene Orejana Trillanes
Profession: AFP Officer
Others: Detained Oakwood Mutineer/ Magdalo Spokesman
Education
College: BS ECE (4th Year); De La Salle University, Manila
1987-1991
BS Naval Systems Engineering; Philippine Military Academy
1991-1995 (Cum Laude)
Master in Public Administration major in Public Policy and Program [...]

Political candidates need money (lots and lots of it) to campaign and operate during the elections but how much does it cost to become a political candidate? Lets calculate:
• DZRH political ads cost P20,000 per 30 seconds
• A 30- second TV ad costs around P230,000
These figures do not yet include the cost of posters, transportation, [...]

T0p 15 senatorial candidates as of January 2007:

Loren Legarda
Senators Panfilo M. Lacson and Francis N. Pangilinan
Taguig-Pateros Representative Alan Peter S. Cayetano
Former Senator Vicente C. Sotto III
Senate President Manuel B. Villar, Jr
Senator Ralph G. Recto
Senator Joker [...]

I recently started a discussion on an online community regarding political dynasties. Here are a few of what people think about political dynasties:
“It gets annoying for me.” -Dennik
“I think that it is an irrevocable consequence of the current structuring of campaigns and, most importantly, campaign finance. The fact is that if you aren’t ALREADY rich [...]

Source: gospelcom.net