The ongoing investigations and scandals regarding the flood control corruption have revealed the basic weaknesses in the Philippine political system.

The vice president of the Philippines, Sara Duterte, has claimed to have hired someone to assassinate the president in the event that she herself is killed. Duterte is the daughter of Rodrigo Duterte, ...

It’s Sunday afternoon and campaigning for this year’s Philippine presidential elections is in full swing. The smell of pork adobo wafts through the air, reminding supporters gathered in this plaza to ...

FORMER president Rodrigo Duterte was arrested on March 11, 2025, charged with crimes against humanity, sparking discussions about their possible effects on both the economy and politics. Although some ...

THERE are a lot of concerns and reasons for Filipinos to be worried about the current political exercises in the country.

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (right) and former Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea on board the jet to The Hague on March 11, 2025, for Duterte’s trial at the International Criminal ...

The Philippines’ Commission on Elections recently proclaimed the 12 winning senators of the just-concluded midterm elections. Unfortunately for me, I voted for only two of those winners. However, if ...

THE FloodGate scandal has become the symbol of everything rotten in the Philippine system of public works being contracted to entrenched cartels of favored companies, political patrons shielding their ...

MANILA -- For nearly two weeks, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's usually soft-spoken national security adviser has been detained under guard in a Manila hospital on contempt charges filed by the ...

A Filipino artist, journalist and activist who is being detained by Philippine authorities has created a blog to document his prison experience and reflections. His family, friends, fellow artists and ...

Beijing on Friday accused Manila of "making waves" by involving extra-regional powers in their long-running territorial dispute in the South China Sea. Chinese Defense Ministry spokesperson Zhang ...