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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth meets with Filipino President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the Malacañang Palace in Manila, Philippines, March 28, 2025. Credit: DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Senior ...

At this point, it is still too early to know who will be the most probable winner in 2028. The surveys indicate that Sara Duterte is ahead of the pack. I remember candidates in the past who started ...