Analysts said an alleged plot by retired generals to oust President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr appears inspired by 2001’s EDSA Dos ...

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested by the country's authorities today on a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court, or ICC. The court secretly issued the arrest ...

A group of civilians including two former government officials filed a graft complaint against Philippine Vice President Sara ...

Our guide to the key concepts and phrases related to the country’s ever-widening graft scandal.

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, ...

A spokesperson for the president said his family was open to lifestyle checks after questions emerged over funds sent to his ...

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 ...

House Speaker Faustino Dy III led on Thursday the filing of a landmark Anti-Political Dynasty Bill, a reform he vowed to ...

Despite the corruption allegations against him, Marcos has so far survived the crisis, but his presidency has been weakened.

THE PHILIPPINES’ long-delayed attempt to ending political dynasties risks amounting to little more than a symbolic gesture unless it meaningfully disrupts family-based succession in power, analysts ...

The idea of introducing morality to Philippine politics surprisingly seems to be a new idea to most of our politicians. In Philippine society, moral politics often intersects with class divisions. The ...

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte takes an oath during a Senate inquiry on the “war on drugs” during his administration at the Philippine Senate in Manila, Oct. 28, 2024 (AP photo by Aaron ...