The new government in the Philippines should seek loans from other sources after China left three heavily promoted railway projects unfunded during Rodrigo Duterte’s entire six-year term, a top planner for the former president said
The Court of Appeals upheld a cyber-libel conviction against Maria Ressa, the Nobel Prize-winning chief executive of the Rappler news website, and a former staffer while adding eight months to their maximum prison sentences imposed by a lower court in 2020
Sara Duterte, the daughter of outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte, on Sunday took the oath as vice president of the Philippines, in a heavily guarded ceremony in her southern hometown of Davao, where she is outgoing mayor
Last year, Sara Duterte-Carpio was widely seen as the heir-apparent to her father, Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte, as he prepared to wrap up his tumultuous presidency in June 2022
Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the son of the late Filipino dictator, was leading by a wide margin Monday in his quest to follow in his father’s footsteps and be elected president, according to early, unofficial results in the Philippine general election
When Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced last year that he was running for president, Helena Jimenez gave it little thought
As the Philippines prepares for national elections, victims of torture and abuse under the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. are trying to derail his son, Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., who is expected to win the election on May 9
Philippine journalists and experts marked World Press Freedom Day by expressing grave concern Tuesday about alleged online attacks by supporters of presidential aspirant Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and urging social media giants to patrol their online platforms
At least six people were injured when a homemade bomb exploded aboard a passenger bus in a region of the southern Philippines where Muslim militants and armed groups are active, the military said Monday
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana appealed to the nation to give the new anti-terror law a chance. He described it as an “essential measure” for authorities to combat the scourge of terrorism.