IN this country, surveys have taken on the aura of prophecy. Every percentage point is treated as revelation, every bump or ...

Politics and religious faith have always been divisive issues in the Philippines. In national politics, one is considered either a supporter of President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., or Vice President Sara ...

Deepfakes are shaking up politics, with both politicians and their supporters turning to AI-generated videos to make arguments, attack their opponents and, worse, share misinformation. Powerful and ...

FILE PHOTO: Senator Juan Ponce Enrile in Quezon city, east of Manila July 11, 2014. REUTERS/Ritchie B. Tongo/Pool/File Photo MANILA (Reuters) -Juan Ponce Enrile, one of the most enduring and ...

Filipinos have been protesting against the theft of public funds for flood defenses by corrupt politicians. The protesters face a political class whose leading figures, President Bongbong Marcos and ...

Philippine politics have historically been dominated by a handful of political dynasties, making it hard for a politician to rise up through the ranks and gain the presidency. At the highest level, ...

Romeo Poquiz’s limited influence means his arrest is unlikely to spark a ‘chilling effect’ among former officials, observers say.

Awaiting trial from within the confines of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte could only watch on as he was once again elected mayor of ...

Cynthia Villar, a two-term senator, addresses a political rally in Las Piñas in the run-up to last month’s Philippine midterm election. Villar was one of several prominent political dynasts to lose ...

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 ...

TACOMA, Wash. — Filipino community activists rallied outside the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma on Thursday, demanding immigration officials halt the deportation of a legal permanent resident ...