Ace Aguirre was just two bites into his oatmeal on the morning of November 4 when he noticed something strange: mud had seeped onto the living room floor of his bungalow in Cotcot, a village in the ...

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested by the country's authorities today on a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court, or ICC. The court secretly issued the arrest ...

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 ...

A spokesperson for the president said his family was open to lifestyle checks after questions emerged over funds sent to his son’s district.

Our guide to the key concepts and phrases related to the country’s ever-widening graft scandal.

The vice president of the Philippines, Sara Duterte, has claimed to have hired someone to assassinate the president in the event that she herself is killed. Duterte is the daughter of Rodrigo Duterte, ...

The ex-president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, could soon become the first Asian former head of state to be tried at ...

A specter is haunting Philippine politics today: the specter of gambling, which is being linked to youth addiction, unethical use of public funds, money laundering, kidnapping, and murder. Gambling ...

Two gunmen accused of a Hanukkah attack in Sydney stayed in Davao City, Philippines, where they interacted minimally with hotel staff. Police assert Sajid Akram and his son Naveed, inspired by Islamic ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. Philippine politics have historically been dominated by a handful of political ...

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte takes an oath during a Senate inquiry on the “war on drugs” during his administration at the Philippine Senate in Manila, Oct. 28, 2024 (AP photo by Aaron ...