Philippines politics

Under Philippine law, the vice president is elected separately from the president.

The Philippine president's barnstorming run to the presidency has inspired a raft of imitators. Can any succeed?

Many former Philippine National Police officers have used their service as a springboard into elected office.

President Duterte's mooted vice presidential run would follow in the footsteps of other recent ex-leaders.

The former Philippine president, in office from 2010 to 2016, was the heir to a family legacy of opposition to authoritarianism.

Duterte's promise to introduce a federal system joins a long list of unfulfilled campaign promises.

In attempting to bring together a scattered opposition, the recently launched 1Sambayan movement faces a host of challenges.

The Diplomat spoke with experts, victims, documenters, and communities affected by one of the most polarizing governments in Philippine history.

On Twitter, Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. blamed the Myanmar coup on Western institutions and questioned the competence of Duterte’s spokesperson.

A new slate of arrests follows weeks of baseless accusations by the Duterte administration that political opponents are associated with terrorist groups.

Student activists have played crucial roles at key junctures in the nation's history.

Despite allegations of corruption and his ineptitude in handling the COVID-19 crisis, the Philippine leader's popularity continues to climb.