Here’s an object lesson on the inherent anomaly of dynastic politics. Political relatives can differ in their policy views and even values. The lower-ranked do not necessarily defer to the higher-ranked.

This situation has arisen in the case of the first cousins, President Benigno BS. Aquino 3rd and Sen. Paolo Benigno Aquino IV, as they separately expressed their views on the case of Sen. Grace Poe-Llamanzares, while she battles for her political life.

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