A series of public outrages threatens to mutate into a serious political crisis for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

(Bloomberg) -- Tensions between the two most powerful political clans in the Philippines are at boiling point, with Vice President Sara Duterte telling President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. she would have ...

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, ...

Despite the landmark effort by the Philippines’ Commission on Elections to formally penalise misogynistic campaign speech, misogyny continues to endure in Philippine politics. Issuance of show-cause ...

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 ...

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 ...

Manila’s presidential politics resemble a tawdry soap opera. Protesters called for the impeachment of Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio during a rally in Manila on June 11. (Lisa Marie ...

The Philippine economy must prepare for potential disruptions from political instability and intensifying natural hazards ...

Filipina social anthropologist Melba Padilla Maggay, who fought for democracy 40 years ago, critiques today’s evangelical politics. One September day in 1972, Melba Padilla Maggay stepped outside to ...

Politics in the Philippines is as much a battle of bullets as ballots. As they campaign for the countrywide Nov. 14 elections for mayors, provincial governors and one-third of the 24-man Senate, the ...

Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos and first lady Imelda sit with their children, from left, Ferdinand Jr., Irene and Imee, in 1969 in Manila. (AP) This month’s landslide election of Ferdinand ...