A foul-mouthed former Philippine president who jailed political rivals, insulted the pope and claims to have hired “death squad” gangsters is running for re-election in his hometown in a ...

A foul-mouthed former Philippine president who jailed political rivals, insulted the pope and claims to have hired “death squad” gangsters is running for re-election in his hometown in a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Vice President Sara Duterte of the Philippines was impeached by lawmakers on Wednesday, further escalating political tensions in a strategically important American ally in Asia.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

After a successful recruiting and development career that has spanned the nonprofit, corporate and higher education worlds, political science alumna Sophan Smith ’02 has come full circle as the new ...

Duterte, 79, wants to return as mayor of Davao City, on the southern island of Mindanao, where he held power for more than two decades before leading the archipelago nation between 2016 and 2022.