Brillantes family of Davao de Oro

Monkayo Vice Mayor Manuel Brillantes Jr., a former three-term mayor, is a sibling of former mayor and board member Joselito Brillantes and former vice mayor Janet Brillantes-Diel.

3 documented relatives · 1 currently in public office · 2 documented relationships · Province of Davao de Oro

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Who they are

Manuel “Jun-Jun” B. Brillantes Jr.

Vice mayor, Monkayo; former mayor, Monkayo (2004–2013)

In office

Sources: RESULTS: Monkayo, Davao de Oro election 2025 (Rappler); SunStar Davao · Davao mayor sides with Diwalwal miners

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Joselito B. Brillantes

Former mayor, Monkayo (2013–2016); former board member, 1st district; 2025 candidate for representative, 1st district (lost)

Not in office

Sources: Davao Today · Reds say Monkayo Mayor is "warlord"; SunStar Davao · Davao mayor sides with Diwalwal miners

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Janet Brillantes-Diel

Former vice mayor, Monkayo; former councilor

Not in office

Sources: FAST BACKWARD: Women in Davao's politics (3) (Edge Davao)

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How they are related

• Janet Brillantes-Diel and Manuel “Jun-Jun” B. Brillantes Jr. — SiblingsBloodEvidence: Edge Davao · FAST BACKWARD: Women in Davao's politics (3) · “Janet Brillantes-Diel, sister of ex-Monkayo mayors Joselito, and Manuel Brillantes, first won as municipal councilor and later elected as vice mayor.”
• Janet Brillantes-Diel and Joselito B. Brillantes — SiblingsBloodEvidence: Edge Davao · FAST BACKWARD: Women in Davao's politics (3) · “Janet Brillantes-Diel, sister of ex-Monkayo mayors Joselito, and Manuel Brillantes, first won as municipal councilor and later elected as vice mayor.”

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. RESULTS: Monkayo, Davao de Oro election 2025 (Rappler) · 2025-05-15
2. SunStar Davao · Davao mayor sides with Diwalwal miners · 2010-06-14
3. Davao Today · Reds say Monkayo Mayor is "warlord" · 2015-04-20
4. FAST BACKWARD: Women in Davao's politics (3) (Edge Davao) · 2022-04
5. Edge Davao · FAST BACKWARD: Women in Davao's politics (3) · “Janet Brillantes-Diel, sister of ex-Monkayo mayors Joselito, and Manuel Brillantes, first won as municipal councilor and later elected as vice mayor.” · 2022-04-20

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