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 ...

MANILA – Vice President Sara Duterte of the Philippines was impeached by lawmakers Wednesday, further escalating political tensions in a strategically important U.S. ally in Asia. Duterte faced four ...

Gabriela Party-list Rep. Sarah Elago on Sunday condemned corruption, political dynasties, and what she described as a “rotten ...

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 ongoing investigations and scandals regarding the flood control corruption have revealed the basic weaknesses in the Philippine political system. While it is true that certain DPWH personnel have ...

Philippine Vice President-elect Sara Duterte, second from left, poses with, from left, Senator Imee Marcos, her mother Elizabeth Zimmerman, outgoing Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, incoming ...

The political history of the Philippines is complex: full of colonial twists, local and tribal influences, and religious devotion. These characteristics are common in Southeast Asian countries, but ...

This is the first time a regional parliamentary election will be conducted in the country. Nangangapa lahat sa policies and procedures,' says IAG executive director Benedicto Bacani ...

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 ...