Ferdinand Marcos Jr

The government did not provide any explanation for the replacement of Lt. Gen. Bartolome Bacarro, who was supposed to serve until August 2025.

The start of 2023 should have been triumphant for President Marcos. Instead, domestic and international attention was monopolized by the chaos unfolding at the country's airports.

Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Xi Jinping agreed to restart joint oil and gas exploration and set up a direct channel of communication on South China Sea issues.

The new Philippine president is promising to shift relations to a “higher gear.” But his administration’s swift re-engagement with the U.S. is likely to pose problems.

Alluding to the two countries' territorial dispute in the South China Sea, Marcos said he looks forward to discussing bilateral and regional political and security issues.

The Philippine capital, one of the most densely populated cities in the world, has long struggled to supply clean water to its 12 million people.

The recent expulsion by the president's party of Executive Secretary Vic Rodriguez has highlighted the shambolic state of affairs within the administration.

The U.S. vice president's visit to the Philippines has seemingly closed the book on the problems and tensions of the Rodrigo Duterte era.

The administration of President Marcos has said and done nothing substantial to address the country's human rights crisis.

So far, the reasons that the new leader has offered have been vague and at times incoherent.

As expected, the Philippines' new leader has done little to reverse his predecessor's dire track record on free speech.

The Philippine leader said that his government has “secured an alternative supply from the United States.”