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 ...

Philippines election hopefuls like mayoral candidate Kerwin Espinosa have to ask themselves whether the job is worth taking a bullet. The country's elections commission, Comelec, recorded 46 acts of ...

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 ...

MANILA (Reuters) -Juan Ponce Enrile, one of the most enduring and polarising figures in Philippine politics, who played a central role during the rule of the late Philippine strongman Ferdinand Marcos ...

Supporters of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte take part in a rally demanding his return from the International Criminal Court, in Davao City, Philippines, March 16, 2025. Within a week, ...

In the Philippines, the cooperation between the two political dynasties, the Marcoses and Dutertes, has ended just in time for the May 2025 midterm elections and the 2028 presidential election. As the ...