Ferdinand Marcos Jr

Marcos is overhauling Philippine strategy, and the strategic shift is as significant as any in the region.

President Marcos Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim say that Southeast Asian governments should be allowed to engage the junta informally.

The change “calls for deep and fundamental transformations in all sectors of society and government," but critics say the reforms are no more than skin-deep.

The Philippine leader did not mention China by name, but his comments were a clear reference to the growing frictions in the South China Sea.

The ruling opens the way to an investigation of extrajudicial killings, but trials of Philippine officials remain a remote prospect.

The three-day visit, the first by the Chinese navy since 2019, comes at a difficult time in relations between Beijing and Manila.

Recent events suggest that the Marcos-Duterte "UniTeam" that stormed last year's presidential election may not make it to the next election in 2028.

Sara Duterte's resignation from Lakas-CMD followed the demotion of her ally, former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, in the House of Representatives.

The Marcos administration wants to make major changes to an education system that is still recovering from the closures of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The White House summit applied a seal to a year of remarkable advances in U.S.-Philippines relations.

President Marcos Jr. has shown little inclination to tackle persistent rights problems in the Philippines or pursue justice for past crimes. 

With the growing Chinese threat in mind, President Marcos has ordered his military to shift its focus to external defense from decades-long domestic anti-insurgency.