The Philippines is a democratic country and every Filipino has the same right to participate and elect leaders who we believe will bring about radical positive changes in our nation. It has gradually come to my attention that the practice of democracy in our country has raised not just a few but many predominant national issues, particularly about how our government should operate and the people we place in this position become in some way sort of ambivalent. . But there is one question that bothers me more than just whether our country is actually becoming an oligarchy, and that is: “If the Philippines ever becomes an oligarchic nation, will it bring any positive change or will he just continue to drag our country down? The system is collapsing, which places our country facing the worst scenarios? » A dominant phenomenon in our country, especially during elections, which stirs up animosities in the minds of Filipino citizens and even debates among academics, is the practice of “political dynasty”. In a journal written by Alfred W. McCoy titled "An Anarchy of Families": The Historiography of State and Family in the Philippines, he highlighted four main aspects as to why the Philippines is gradually moving towards a national oligarchy, and these involve rival elite families. , a weak central state, hybrid capitalism and a prolonged electoral experience. Cojuangcos, Lopezes, Aquinos, Marcos and Osmeñas are among the top names of the many families who are almost elected to all the high positions in government. The Aquinos and the Marcoses are rival families and they certainly strive to equalize one family's achievements or, to a greater extent, obtain a much higher position than the other. This rivalry is continuous and there is ev...... middle of paper ...... University of Wisconsin-Madison and Ateneo De Manila University Press, nd Web. February 28, 2014. http://books.google.com.ph/books?id=fawaNZu-yqUC&pg=PA1&lpg=PA1&dq=An+Anarchy+of+Families%E2%80%9D:+The+Historiography+of+State+ and+family+in+the+Philippines&source=bl&ots=DnC0CkUcx5&sig=Vz-TEjRHC9PZ94xVyM_LoUzZar8&hl=en&sa=X&ei=NHAQU_SJNZL9oASq1YCwCg&ved=0CEAQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=An%20Anarchy%20of%20 Families%E2 %80%9D%3A%20The% 20Historiography%20of %20State%20and%20Family%20in%20the%20Philippines&f=false. “Philippine oligarchy.” YouTube. YouTube, October 7, 2011. Web. February 28, 2014. Vicente, Warlito. “Are the Aquinos, Roxases and Lopezes the internal enemies of the Philippines? AntiPinoy Global Edition. Np, May 7, 2010. Web. February 28. 2014. .