Public anger has reached such a pitch that even jailing corrupt contractors or filing cases against officials may not be ...

Sitting on the boundary of the Pacific’s Ring of Fire, the Philippines is particularly vulnerable to natural disasters.

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 ...

MANILA, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Campaigning for the Philippines' midterm elections kicked off on Tuesday against a fractured political backdrop, heightened by a high-profile row among warring elites that ...

Not long after forming a grand electoral alliance in 2022, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr and Vice President Sara Duterte split, arming themselves with both local and international political ...

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 ...

Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo, president of Caritas Philippines, is one of the petitioners seeking the Supreme Court’s help against political dynasties. (Credit: Diocese of Kidapawan via CBCP News.) ...

Protesters called for the impeachment of Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio during a rally in Manila on June 11. (Lisa Marie David/Reuters) Politics in the Philippines has always been ...

Filipinos went to the polls on May 12 for consequential midterm elections. Voters chose representatives at almost all levels, from neighborhood-level leadership posts to seats in the House of ...

Filipinos cast their votes for the Philippine midterm elections in Antipolo City on May 12, 2025. Filipinos cast their votes for the Philippine midterm elections in Antipolo City on May 12, 2025.Ryan ...

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest over his deadly drug war is adding to political risk that could prompt companies to weigh plans to raise capital, according to the investment ...