Ferdinand Marcos Jr

"I think the biggest lesson which we have always emphasized is that it's not enough that you overthrow a dictator."

In a soft-ball interview with his goddaughter, the new Philippine leader has defended his family's controversial legacy.

The leader promised to emphasize education and rehabilitation, but repeated that he would not cooperate with an ICC probe into extrajudicial killings.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has proclaimed September 12 a one-off holiday in his family’s home province of Ilocos Norte.

As archipelagic nations facing a similar array of threats, there are ample reasons for the two nations to establish closer security ties.

Standing alongside President Joko Widodo, the Philippine leader described Indonesia as "not only a neighbor, not only a friend, but kin."

Like his predecessor, Rodrigo Duterte, the newly elected leader has chosen ASEAN nations as the destination of his first state visits.

The administration claims that the $94 billion budget will help propel the country out of its COVID-19-induced slump.

Walden Bello's arrest is an indication that the Philippines remains on the same downward human rights trajectory under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

The late president's political legacy offers a blueprint for what the Marcos administration should do – and what it should avoid.

The ruling in favor of the heirs of the Sulu Sultanate has reopened the question of Manila's longstanding claim over the Malaysian state of Sabah.

The announcement came after the Hague-based ICC sought to restart its investigation into former President Rodrigo Duterte's "war on drugs."