PHILIPPINES: The President and Vice President of the Philippines are prominent members of two of the biggest political ...

A series of public outrages threatens to mutate into a serious political crisis for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

Filipino Catholic leaders, after helping mount a massive protest three weeks ago, are now evoking the power of symbols in the ...

Philippines Senator Risa Hontiveros said she would consider a presidential bid in the country’s 2028 elections and criticized ...

The scandal is now bleeding into financial markets, with economists revising their growth projections Read more at The ...

A PHILIPPINE military official on Tuesday dismissed rumors of a brewing coup, saying that troops would not participate in any attempt to overthrow President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. Reports of a ...

The popularity rating of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. recovered before he set in motion a corruption clampdown, ...

On September 21, thousands of Filipinos poured into the streets to protest what they perceived as systemic corruption in the government. Their message was unambiguous. Every peso siphoned off through ...

Dynasties are central to Southeast Asian politics as parties are weak, patronage is entrenched and family names are the most ...

President Marcos has created a new Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) to examine “misuse of funds in government flood control and related projects.” The Philippine government has set up ...

The Philippine Ambassador to the United States cited the fighter aircraft’s high costs, and Manila’s relatively modest defense budget, as reasons to pause the contract. The Philippines has paused the ...