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Down, but Not Out: Philippines Election Gifts Duterte a Shot at Political Survival By Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) - A Philippine midterm election may have leaned in President Ferdinand Marcos Jr's ...
IN a renewed push to dismantle entrenched political dynasties, the Makabayan bloc on Tuesday filed House Bill No. 209, also known as the proposed Anti-Political Dynasty Act. Authored by Pary-list Reps ...
MANILA, Philippines — Even though he is detained in The Hague, former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is among the candidates vying for some 18,000 national and local seats in Monday's ...
A Philippine midterm election may have leaned in President Ferdinand Marcos Jr's favour but the stronger-than-expected showing for estranged vice president and bitter rival Sara Duterte may have ...
Emily Soriano’s family did not believe it at first when they heard of Rodrigo Duterte’s shocking arrest on March 11. Like many other families in the Philippines, hers had held off on their ...
This conversation with Dr. Jean Encinas-Franco – a professor in the Department of Political Science, College of Social Sciences and Philosophy, University of the Philippines, Diliman – is the ...
The Philippines votes Monday in a ballot that will decide half the Senate's seats, thousands of local posts, and quite possibly the political future of impeached Vice President Sara Duterte.
CEBU CITY, (Philippines): The 2025 midterm elections proved that despite scandals, powerful political dynasties remain firmly rooted in Philippine politics, said a Filipino political scientist.
THE Philippines’ dominant political party has strengthened its grip after it secured key positions in the midterm elections, ... “They had 112 seats for 2022 to 2025 as a party, but 104 seats now,” ...