Aquino family (Butuan) family of Butuan

Rep. Jose "Joboy" Aquino II's elder brother Roberto ran for Congress in Agusan del Sur. Inquirer calls Roberto the son of former Agusan congressman Jose Aquino.

3 documented relatives · 1 currently in public office · 2 documented relationships · Independent city of Butuan

In Butuan the family currently holds office through Jose Sabijon Aquino II “Joboy” (Representative, Butuan lone district (2025)).

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Who they are

Jose Sabijon Aquino II “Joboy”

Representative, Butuan lone district (2025)

In office

Sources: Rappler · RESULTS: Butuan City election 2025

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Jose C. Aquino Sr.

Former congressman of Agusan (Wikipedia: governor 1964-1966, congressman 1967-1969)

Not in office

Sources: Inquirer · Agusan pol campaigns on promise to dismantle his own family's political dynasty; Wikipedia · List of political families (Aquino family - Agusan del Norte)

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How they are related

• Roberto Sabijon Aquino “Bob” and Jose Sabijon Aquino II “Joboy” — BrothersBloodEvidence: MindaNews · Agusan Sur's Aquino faces perjury charges · “Win or lose in his bid for the congressional seat, Aquino, elder brother of reelectionist Butuan City Congressman Jose Aquino of Lakas-Kampi CMD, will be facing charges of perjury.”; MindaNews · Agusan Sur's Aquino faces perjury charges
• Jose C. Aquino Sr. and Roberto Sabijon Aquino “Bob” — Father → sonBloodEvidence: Inquirer · Agusan pol campaigns on promise to dismantle his own family's political dynasty · “He is pitted against elder sister and incumbent Rep. Ma. Evelyn Plaza-Mellana, while an ally of his—Bob Aquino, a son of former Agusan congressman Jose Aquino, his father's bitter rival years earlier—faces Maria Valentina in the race for the first congressional district.”; Inquirer · Agusan pol campaigns on promise to dismantle his own family's political dynasty

How this was researched

Researched September 2026 against Comelec 2025 results. Every relationship is quoted from a published source; people who share a surname without a published statement of kinship are left out. Family relationships do not imply wrongdoing or political agreement.

Documented family networks; not a complete government or barangay roster. National offices are distinct from local offices.

Sources

1. Inquirer · Agusan pol campaigns on promise to dismantle his own family's political dynasty · 2013-04-27
2. Wikipedia · List of political families (Aquino family - Agusan del Norte) · Read September 2026
3. MindaNews · Agusan Sur's Aquino faces perjury charges · 2010-05-09
4. Rappler · RESULTS: Butuan City election 2025 · 2025-05-15
5. MindaNews · Agusan Sur's Aquino faces perjury charges · “Win or lose in his bid for the congressional seat, Aquino, elder brother of reelectionist Butuan City Congressman Jose Aquino of Lakas-Kampi CMD, will be facing charges of perjury.” · 2010-05-09
6. Inquirer · Agusan pol campaigns on promise to dismantle his own family's political dynasty · “He is pitted against elder sister and incumbent Rep. Ma. Evelyn Plaza-Mellana, while an ally of his—Bob Aquino, a son of former Agusan congressman Jose Aquino, his father's bitter rival years earlier—faces Maria Valentina in the race for the first congressional district.” · 2013-04-27

Other families documented in Butuan

• PlazaThe Agusan del Sur Plaza clan held the Butuan mayoralty 1971-1986 (Figurado) and 1992-2010 (Democrito II and his wife Leonides Theresa), and Figurado's widow Charito held the 1st district seat 1987-1998 and lost the 2025 mayoral race. Their sons now hold office in Nasipit and Loreto.
• AmanteThe Agusan del Norte Amante clan began in Butuan (Edelmiro was a Butuan councilor 1960-1964). His nephew Ferdinand Amante Jr. ended the Plazas' hold on the Butuan mayoralty (2010-2016), and his daughter Angelica ran for Butuan mayor in 2007.
• Fortun familyMayor Lawrence Fortun is the son of the late Butuan councilor Camilo Fortun, an opposition leader during the Marcos years.

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