Rodrigo Duterte

The European Parliament has called for the suspension of duty-free privileges pending a "substantial improvement" in the country's human rights situation.

After weathering the early stages of the pandemic, several Southeast Asian nations are in the midst of worrying spikes of COVID-19.

The region’s authoritarian turn has made life difficult for lawmakers opposing entrenched political interests.

A group of Duterte supporters has called for a “revolutionary government” that would arm the president with additional powers. What does that even mean?

The president said he was unfamiliar with a group calling to install him as head of a new government, despite video showing him at the group’s convention in 2018.

Metro Manila is back in lockdown and the Philippines has overtaken Indonesia as the Southeast Asian country with the most COVID-19 cases.

The Philippine president threatened to shut down major telecom operators and said Beijing was “in possession” of the South China Sea.

The Philippine president is also seeking emergency powers and urging the return of the death penalty for drug crimes.

China may have missed a golden opportunity to see the VFA end, but Beijing is still determined to exploit gaps between the U.S. and its ally.

With an ongoing pandemic and economic turmoil, many in the Philippines were enraged that the government prioritized passing an anti-terror law.

Finding the balance between public health and reviving the economy has been fraught with dilemmas.

The Philippines' terrorism threat is real, and growing. Will the new act change that?