IN this country, surveys have taken on the aura of prophecy. Every percentage point is treated as revelation, every bump or ...

A US-based maritime monitoring group has alleged a Chinese ship used different identities and flags while working in ...

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 ...

The moves will help strengthen regional stability and prevent Indo-Pacific connectivity from being quietly weaponised, ...

The ex-president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, could soon become the first Asian former head of state to be tried at ...

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

CHINA MILITARY DRILLS. Helicopters on an amphibious assault ship take part in military drills in waters southeast of Taiwan, in this screenshot from a video released by the Eastern Theatre Command of ...

ONE of the most persistent questions in Philippine politics is also one of the least honestly confronted: Why can’t militant ...

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 ...

A senior Philippine police official has filed a criminal complaint against former President Rodrigo Duterte over comments he made during a campaign rally last week, at which he jokingly threatened to ...

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 ...

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 ...