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Philippines politics
Marking Philippine President Marcos Jr’s First 100 Days
By Michael Beltran
The party boy president laid out lofty goals when he came into office, but has he delivered?
Philippine Radio Commentator and Marcos Critic Shot Dead
By Sebastian Strangio
The killing of Percival Mabasa underscored the country's status as one of the world's most perilous for journalists.
Philippine Judges and Lawyers Push Back Against Red-Tagging
By Mong Palatino
A judge who dismissed a government petition to designate the country's communist insurgency a terrorist group has in turn been accused of communist sympathies.
Ronald Mendoza on the First 100 Days of Marcos Jr
By Shannon Tiezzi
“The broad arc of history signals a continued search for balance of power and palpable development results in Philippine democracy.”
What Philippine President Marcos Said in New York
By Mong Palatino
The president's six-day working trip offered some glimpses into the priorities of his administration.
Court Denies Philippine Government Attempt to Declare Communist Party a ‘Terrorist’ Group
By Sebastian Strangio
The ruling by Judge Marlo Magdoza-Malagar stated that the New People's Army used violence as a means rather than an end.
Filipino Victims: Justice Elusive Decades After Martial Law
By Jim Gomez
"I think the biggest lesson which we have always emphasized is that it's not enough that you overthrow a dictator."
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Says His Father Was Not a Dictator
By Mong Palatino
In a soft-ball interview with his goddaughter, the new Philippine leader has defended his family's controversial legacy.
Facebook, Instagram Purged Millions of Posts During Philippine Election
By Sebastian Strangio
The scale of Meta's content removals points to the sheer deluge of hate speech and disinformation that is flowing through the country's social media networks.
What Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Can Learn from Fidel Ramos
By Mong Palatino
The late president's political legacy offers a blueprint for what the Marcos administration should do – and what it should avoid.
Ramos, Ex-Philippine Leader Who Helped Oust Dictator, Dies
By Jim Gomez
The cigar-chomping president played an important role in the People Power revolution of 1986, before going on to serve as president from 1992 to 1998.
The First 30 Days of the Marcos Presidency
By Mong Palatino
If the past month is anything to go by, the new administration is poised to carry on the legacy of Rodrigo Duterte.