Deepening political feuds, ex-president Duterte’s ICC arrest and the South China Sea dispute have reshaped the Philippine ...

AS 2025 comes to a close, the Philippines looks back on a tumultuous year marked by political upheavals, high-profile legal ...

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed the government's 2026 budget into law on Monday, and vowed to keep spending ...

When Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. took office in June 2022, it was thanks in part to a political alliance he struck with his predecessor, former President Rodrigo Duterte, and his ...

In 2025, critics of the administration took to the streets to protest corruption. But can the traditional opposition harness ...

THERE are a lot of concerns and reasons for Filipinos to be worried about the current political exercises in the country. Some are concerned about the state of the Philippine version of Universal ...

Given Asean’s policy of non-interference, the Philippines may be better off leaving peace negotiations to the US and China, ...

A foul-mouthed former Philippine president who jailed political rivals, insulted the pope and claims to have hired “death squad” gangsters is running for re-election in his hometown in a desperate bid ...

THE PHILIPPINES’ long-delayed attempt to ending political dynasties risks amounting to little more than a symbolic gesture unless it meaningfully disrupts family-based succession in power, analysts ...

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte takes an oath during a Senate inquiry on the “war on drugs” during his administration at the Philippine Senate in Manila, Oct. 28, 2024 (AP photo by Aaron ...

A specter is haunting Philippine politics today: the specter of gambling, which is being linked to youth addiction, unethical use of public funds, money laundering, kidnapping, and murder. Gambling ...