The persistence of political dynasties hinges on three interconnected factors: Name recognition, resource control and patronage networks, says Southeast Asian politics expert Sophie Lemiere.

Virtually locked out in several surveys, former senators Bam Aquino and Kiko Pangilinan shocked even their camps by placing ...

An effective machinery. A string of loyal officials. A war chest. These are essential ingredients for anyone aspiring to run ...

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Will the International Criminal Court allow the formal proclamation within its premises of detained former president Rodrigo ...

IT was the wave of loathing for Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and even for his wife, in large part due to his treasonous surrender of ...

WE just witnessed two extraordinary elections. They had nothing to do with each other. One looked like the antithesis of the ...

FORMER president Rodrigo Duterte's resounding election victory in Davao City carries no weight in the eyes of international ...

The president of the Philippines holds immense power, wielding even the ultimate power of the purse (with the executive being the fund disbursing authority), which often renders the House of ...

Hit by successive electoral defeats, Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan felt the 2025 midterm election was his final shot at ...

The Dutertes may have tightened their grip on Davao City during the recently concluded midterm elections, but their hold ...

Former president Rodrigo Duterte could take his oath as Davao mayor while detained in The Hague, Senate President Chiz ...