Philippines 2022 election

The son of the late dictator now holds a commanding lead in the race to succeed President Rodrigo Duterte.

Three decades after returning from exile in Hawaii, the Marcos clan is on the brink of recapturing the presidential palace.

The bill would require people to divulge their real identities when setting up social media accounts.

The leading candidate's comments suggest that his victory in May could lead to an extension of President Rodrigo Duterte's divisive China policy.

The nation faces a tough year, but the upcoming presidential election heralds winds of change.

Opponents of the Marcos clan have filed a number of petitions seeking to disqualify Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos from the May election.

Even compared to past Philippine elections, the upcoming presidential polls are shaping up as unusually divisive.

Whoever wins the number two slot could end up playing a significant political role in the next administration.

Senator Bong Go’s decision to withdraw from the contest leaves Rodrigo Duterte’s presidential endorsement up for grabs.

The race is on for the Philippine presidency, but has the country’s democracy entered a terminal phase?

Next year's presidential contest is set to produce a dramatic sequel to the “social media election" of 2016.

They fear that should Ferdinand Marcos Jr. win the presidency it could lead to a white-washing of the grave abuses and extreme corruption of the Marcos dictatorship.