Philippines politics

As the country approaches presidential elections due in May, the Vice President Leni Robredo's campaign is gaining momentum.

Among Filipinos, the rosy view of the Marcos era is tied to a deep and growing disillusionment with post-Marcos reform efforts, which remain incomplete over three decades later.

The Philippines will soon conduct one of Asia’s largest elections in 2022. One expert says the campaign period is beginning to look like a “public health nightmare.”

Fact-checkers are a vital bulwark against the wave of election-related misinformation. But such efforts are coming under attack.

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

The past year has reflected the tendencies and eccentricities that marked Rodrigo Duterte's first five years in power.

Duterte quit the senate race and his preferred candidate, Bong Go, quit the presidential race.

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

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

The announcement marks the end of a turbulent period of speculation on the term-limited Duterte’s next political move.

Pacquiao's candidacy threatens to spoil President Duterte's hopes for a smooth transition to an anointed successor.

Judges say that the “specific legal element of the crime against humanity of murder” has been met in the sanguinary crackdown.