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A FEW months ago, things looked grim for Sara Duterte, the vice-president of the Philippines. The country’s House of ...
Intelligence agencies have warned that China-affiliated entities are “amplifying divisive political discourse” ahead of the midterm elections on May 12. Philippine authorities have flagged the ...
The President, whose bloodline is marked by corruption on an Imeldific scale, has declared war on the corrupt. Mayors are accusing congressmen of complicity, and congressmen are entrapping district ...
As expected, the country’s established political clans performed well in the May 12 election – but they didn’t have everything their way.
In his fourth State of the Nation Address, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr vows to tackle corruption and control the ...
Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte won’t be on the ballot in Monday’s midterm elections, but the outcome could determine whether she keeps her job in a high-stakes contest centered around ...
Leaders in the region believe that the South can breathe more easily if the President accepts Anton Lagdameo’s resignation ...
Analysts are divided over the motive, with some calling it an ‘image repair manoeuvre’ while others point to regional ...
Exercise Alon comes as Australia and the Philippines deepen their defence partnership in the face of repeated incidents ...
The Philippine election body Comelec has not disqualified political party Bayan Muna from the archipelago's May 12, 2025 elections, contrary to rumours that spread online the weekend before the ...
Palestinian Ambassador Mounir Anastas praised Manila's “firm and principled” stand against Israel’s planned Gaza takeover.