Bautista family of Davao del Sur

The Bautistas of Malita held Davao del Sur's 2nd congressional district from 1987 to 2016 and the governorship twice before their base became Davao Occidental; none holds a Davao del Sur seat in 2025.

11 documented relatives · 10 currently in public office · 17 documented relationships · Province of Davao del Sur

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Who they are

Claude “Auding” Peralta Bautista

Representative, Davao Occidental lone district; former governor of Davao del Sur (2013-2016)

In office

Sources: Claude Bautista (Wikipedia); Family feuds in Davao Sur (SunStar)

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Franklin “Colin” Peralta Bautista

Governor of Davao Occidental; former representative, Davao del Sur 2nd district (1998-2001, 2007-2016)

In office

Sources: Franklin Bautista (Wikipedia); Family feuds in Davao Sur (SunStar)

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Benjamin “Joseph” P. Bautista Jr.

Mayor, Malita · former governor of Davao del Sur (2002–2007)

In office

Sources: Candidates in new Davao Occidental province come from one family (Rappler); 2025 Local Elections Results (LGU Malita); It's still all in the family in Mindanao (2), Carolyn O. Arguillas/MindaNews, reposted by CBCS; Governor of Davao del Sur (Wikipedia, citing MindaNews "The leaders you voted: Davao del Sur 1987 to 2019"); Claude Bautista (Wikipedia)

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Bradly Bautista

Vice mayor, Malita (former mayor) · ran for vice mayor in 2010 and 2013

In office

Sources: Political families dominate Davao Occidental (SunStar Davao); Candidates in new Davao Occidental province come from one family (Rappler); Family feuds in Davao Sur (SunStar); It's still all in the family in Mindanao (2), Carolyn O. Arguillas/MindaNews, reposted by CBCS

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Lorna Peralta Bautista-Bandigan

Vice governor, Davao Occidental

In office

Sources: Lorna Bautista-Bandigan (Wikipedia)

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Claude Benjamin “Dinko” D. Bautista II

Mayor, Santa Maria

In office

Sources: Claude Bautista (Wikipedia)

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Claudine Diana Bautista-Lim

Party-list representative, DUMPER PTDA

In office

Sources: Claudine Bautista-Lim (Wikipedia); PUV drivers' party-list rep defends lavish wedding during pandemic (Philstar)

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Benjamin “Enteng” T. Bautista III

Board member, 1st district

In office

Sources: Political families dominate Davao Occidental (SunStar Davao)

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Estefanie “Esma” Bautista-Dumama

Municipal councilor, Malita; ex officio board member (PCL president); former vice mayor of Malita

In office

Sources: Political families dominate Davao Occidental (SunStar Davao)

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Benjamin V. Bautista Sr.

Former representative, 2nd district (1987-1998); former assemblyman

Not in office

Sources: Claude Bautista (Wikipedia)

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How they are related

• Benjamin V. Bautista Sr. and Claude “Auding” Peralta Bautista — Father → sonBloodEvidence: MindaNews · MINDANAO 2025: Still all in the family in 23 of 28 provinces · “His son Franklin succeeded him from 1998 to 2001, then Claude from 2001 to 2007 [...] and the patriarch’s daughter, Lorna Bautista-Bandigan”; Inquirer · All in the family for Davao Occidental — 'The Bautista patriarch, the late Benjamin Sr.'; Candidates in new Davao Occidental province come from one family (Rappler); Claude Bautista (Wikipedia)
• Claude “Auding” Peralta Bautista and Franklin “Colin” Peralta Bautista — BrothersBloodEvidence: It's still all in the family in Mindanao (2), Carolyn O. Arguillas/MindaNews, reposted by CBCS · “In Malita, Davao del Sur, Mayor Benjamin Peralta Bautista (LK), brother of Claude and Franklin, is running for reelection”; Claude Bautista (Wikipedia); Franklin Bautista (Wikipedia)
• Benjamin “Joseph” P. Bautista Jr. and Claude “Auding” Peralta Bautista — BrothersBloodEvidence: It's still all in the family in Mindanao (2), Carolyn O. Arguillas/MindaNews, reposted by CBCS · “In Malita, Davao del Sur, Mayor Benjamin Peralta Bautista (LK), brother of Claude and Franklin, is running for reelection”
• Benjamin “Joseph” P. Bautista Jr. and Franklin “Colin” Peralta Bautista — BrothersBloodEvidence: It's still all in the family in Mindanao (2), Carolyn O. Arguillas/MindaNews, reposted by CBCS · “In Malita, Davao del Sur, Mayor Benjamin Peralta Bautista (LK), brother of Claude and Franklin, is running for reelection”
• Franklin “Colin” Peralta Bautista and Bradly Bautista — Father → sonBloodEvidence: Family feuds in Davao Sur (SunStar) · “Poblacion Barangay Captain Bradly Bautista, son of Franklin, is also running for vice-mayor of Malita under LP”
• Benjamin V. Bautista Sr. and Franklin “Colin” Peralta Bautista — Father → sonBloodEvidence: MindaNews · MINDANAO 2025: Still all in the family in 23 of 28 provinces · “The patriarch, Benjamin Bautista, Sr. was Representative of the 2nd district of Davao del Sur from 1987 to 1998. His son Franklin succeeded him”; Inquirer · All in the family for Davao Occidental — 'The Bautista patriarch, the late Benjamin Sr.'; How Davao Occidental voted in the 2025 elections (One Day Isang Bagay, Substack)
• Benjamin V. Bautista Sr. and Lorna Peralta Bautista-Bandigan — Father → daughterBloodEvidence: MindaNews · MINDANAO 2025: Still all in the family in 23 of 28 provinces · “His son Franklin succeeded him from 1998 to 2001, then Claude from 2001 to 2007 [...] and the patriarch’s daughter, Lorna Bautista-Bandigan”; Inquirer · All in the family for Davao Occidental — 'The Bautista patriarch, the late Benjamin Sr.'; Candidates in new Davao Occidental province come from one family (Rappler); Claude Bautista (Wikipedia)
• Benjamin V. Bautista Sr. and Benjamin “Joseph” P. Bautista Jr. — Father → sonBloodEvidence: MindaNews · MINDANAO 2025: Still all in the family in 23 of 28 provinces · “His son Franklin succeeded him from 1998 to 2001, then Claude from 2001 to 2007 [...] and the patriarch’s daughter, Lorna Bautista-Bandigan”; Inquirer · All in the family for Davao Occidental — 'The Bautista patriarch, the late Benjamin Sr.'; Candidates in new Davao Occidental province come from one family (Rappler); Claude Bautista (Wikipedia)
• Claude “Auding” Peralta Bautista and Lorna Peralta Bautista-Bandigan — SiblingsBloodEvidence: Candidates in new Davao Occidental province come from one family (Rappler) · “Davao del Sur Governor Claude Bautista has two brothers, Franklin and Joseph, and a sister, Lorna Bautista Bandigan.”; How Davao Occidental voted in the 2025 elections (One Day Isang Bagay, Substack)
• Claude “Auding” Peralta Bautista and Claude Benjamin “Dinko” D. Bautista II — Father → sonBloodEvidence: SPAMAST (state college, official site) · SPAMAST, CHED, and Congressman Claude P. Bautista Empower Davao Occidental Students · “Congressman Claude P. Bautista's son and Sta. Maria Municipal Mayor, Hon. Claude Benjamin II "Dinko" Bautista”; How Davao Occidental voted in the 2025 elections (One Day Isang Bagay, Substack)
• Claude “Auding” Peralta Bautista and Claudine Diana Bautista-Lim — Father → daughterBloodEvidence: PUV drivers' party-list rep defends lavish wedding during pandemic (Philstar) · “She is the daughter of Davao Occidental Gov. Claude Bautista and the niece of Rep. Lorna Bautista-Bandigan”; How Davao Occidental voted in the 2025 elections (One Day Isang Bagay, Substack)
• Lorna Peralta Bautista-Bandigan and Claudine Diana Bautista-Lim — Aunt → nieceBloodEvidence: PUV drivers' party-list rep defends lavish wedding during pandemic (Philstar) · “She is the daughter of Davao Occidental Gov. Claude Bautista and the niece of Rep. Lorna Bautista-Bandigan”
• Benjamin “Joseph” P. Bautista Jr. and Benjamin “Enteng” T. Bautista III — Father → sonBloodEvidence: How Davao Occidental voted in the 2025 elections (One Day Isang Bagay, Substack) · “Benjamin "Enteng" Bautista III (NPC), son of Benjamin Jr. – Provincial Board Member, 1st District”; Political families dominate Davao Occidental (SunStar Davao)
• Benjamin “Joseph” P. Bautista Jr. and Estefanie “Esma” Bautista-Dumama — Father → daughterBloodEvidence: Political families dominate Davao Occidental (SunStar Davao) · “Esma Bautista, the daughter of former Malita mayor and incumbent Vic Mayor Benjamin Bautista”; How Davao Occidental voted in the 2025 elections (One Day Isang Bagay, Substack)
• Estefanie “Esma” Bautista-Dumama and Benjamin “Enteng” T. Bautista III — SiblingsBloodEvidence: Mga Bautista nangharos sa Davao Occidental (SunStar Superbalita Davao) · “Ang igsuon ni Esma, si Benjamin Bautista III, maoy nag-una sa Sangguniang Bayan”
• Bradly Bautista and Jean Bautista — SpousesMarriageEvidence: SunStar Davao · Alcantara: Malita Dives: Resort in a sanctuary (lifestyle column) · “I reunited with an old friend, Jean Seekins Bautista, lovely wife of Mayor Bradly Bautista.”; LGU Malita (official) · Pasalubong Center — 'Mayor Hon. Bradly L. Bautista, First Lady Jean Seekins-Bautista'; How Davao Occidental voted in the 2025 elections (One Day Isang Bagay, Substack)
• Benjamin “Joseph” P. Bautista Jr. and Bradly Bautista — Uncle → nephewBloodEvidence: Candidates in new Davao Occidental province come from one family (Rappler) · “Bradley Bautista, son of Davao del Sur congressman Franklin, filed for mayor of Malita town, Davao Occidental, seeking to succeed his uncle.”

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. Claude Bautista (Wikipedia) · Read September 2026
2. Family feuds in Davao Sur (SunStar) · 2013-05-03
3. Franklin Bautista (Wikipedia) · Read September 2026
4. Candidates in new Davao Occidental province come from one family (Rappler) · 2015-10-12
5. 2025 Local Elections Results (LGU Malita) · 2025
6. It's still all in the family in Mindanao (2), Carolyn O. Arguillas/MindaNews, reposted by CBCS · 2010-02-16
7. Governor of Davao del Sur (Wikipedia, citing MindaNews "The leaders you voted: Davao del Sur 1987 to 2019") · Read September 2026
8. Political families dominate Davao Occidental (SunStar Davao) · 2019-05-15
9. Lorna Bautista-Bandigan (Wikipedia) · 2026-09-20
10. Claudine Bautista-Lim (Wikipedia) · 2026-09-20
11. PUV drivers' party-list rep defends lavish wedding during pandemic (Philstar) · 2021-08-19
12. How Davao Occidental voted in the 2025 elections (One Day Isang Bagay, Substack) · 2026-04-10
13. MindaNews · MINDANAO 2025: Still all in the family in 23 of 28 provinces · “His son Franklin succeeded him from 1998 to 2001, then Claude from 2001 to 2007 [...] and the patriarch’s daughter, Lorna Bautista-Bandigan” · 2026-01-05
14. Inquirer · All in the family for Davao Occidental — 'The Bautista patriarch, the late Benjamin Sr.' · 2016-04-05
15. It's still all in the family in Mindanao (2), Carolyn O. Arguillas/MindaNews, reposted by CBCS · “In Malita, Davao del Sur, Mayor Benjamin Peralta Bautista (LK), brother of Claude and Franklin, is running for reelection” · 2010-02-16
16. Family feuds in Davao Sur (SunStar) · “Poblacion Barangay Captain Bradly Bautista, son of Franklin, is also running for vice-mayor of Malita under LP” · 2013-05-03
17. MindaNews · MINDANAO 2025: Still all in the family in 23 of 28 provinces · “The patriarch, Benjamin Bautista, Sr. was Representative of the 2nd district of Davao del Sur from 1987 to 1998. His son Franklin succeeded him” · 2026-01-05
18. Candidates in new Davao Occidental province come from one family (Rappler) · “Davao del Sur Governor Claude Bautista has two brothers, Franklin and Joseph, and a sister, Lorna Bautista Bandigan.” · 2015-10-12
19. SPAMAST (state college, official site) · SPAMAST, CHED, and Congressman Claude P. Bautista Empower Davao Occidental Students · “Congressman Claude P. Bautista's son and Sta. Maria Municipal Mayor, Hon. Claude Benjamin II "Dinko" Bautista” · 2024-08-15
20. PUV drivers' party-list rep defends lavish wedding during pandemic (Philstar) · “She is the daughter of Davao Occidental Gov. Claude Bautista and the niece of Rep. Lorna Bautista-Bandigan” · 2021-08-19
21. How Davao Occidental voted in the 2025 elections (One Day Isang Bagay, Substack) · “Benjamin "Enteng" Bautista III (NPC), son of Benjamin Jr. – Provincial Board Member, 1st District” · 2026-04-10
22. Political families dominate Davao Occidental (SunStar Davao) · “Esma Bautista, the daughter of former Malita mayor and incumbent Vic Mayor Benjamin Bautista” · 2019-05-15
23. Mga Bautista nangharos sa Davao Occidental (SunStar Superbalita Davao) · “Ang igsuon ni Esma, si Benjamin Bautista III, maoy nag-una sa Sangguniang Bayan” · 2019-05-16
24. SunStar Davao · Alcantara: Malita Dives: Resort in a sanctuary (lifestyle column) · “I reunited with an old friend, Jean Seekins Bautista, lovely wife of Mayor Bradly Bautista.” · 2019-06-04
25. LGU Malita (official) · Pasalubong Center — 'Mayor Hon. Bradly L. Bautista, First Lady Jean Seekins-Bautista' · n.d.
26. Candidates in new Davao Occidental province come from one family (Rappler) · “Bradley Bautista, son of Davao del Sur congressman Franklin, filed for mayor of Malita town, Davao Occidental, seeking to succeed his uncle.” · 2015-10-12

The same family elsewhere

• Bautista family of Davao Occidental

Other families documented in Davao del Sur

• CagasAdds Digos City councilor Liza Maravillas Cagas, wife of Mayor Josef Cagas, who first joined the council by filling the unfinished term of her father-in-law Gary Cagas.
• LlanosThree men named Llanos served as governor between 1971 and 2002; the only tie a source states is that board member Erwin Llanos is the son of the late governor Rogelio Llanos.
• AlmendrasAdds Santa Cruz councilor Alvin Rey "Dongkoy" Almendras, son of former mayor Alexis Almendras and brother of former vice governor Aileen Almendras, so the family does hold a seat after 2025.
• DurezaHagonoy mayor Jesus "Jay" Dureza Jr. is the son of former presidential peace adviser Jesus Dureza.
• ValentinFather-daughter tie between Malalag councilor and former mayor Peter Paul Valentin and board member Kyra Valentin, now read from the post itself (see flag); the sitting mayor’s tie to them remains unsourced.
• SagarinoSulop mayor Jose Jimmy Sagarino, unopposed in 2025, is the son of former Sulop mayor Perfecto Sagarino.

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