The Philippines’ 2025 midterm election could have marked a moment of reckoning for the decades-old populist Duterte dynasty. Its patriarch, 80-year-old former President Rodrigo, had been arrested by ...

The first-ever parliamentary election in the southern Philippines’ self-governing Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, or BARMM, had been due to take place last month, aligned with the ...

MANILA, Philippines — Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was elected as mayor in his home city by a landslide, official results showed Tuesday, despite his detention by the International ...

A Chinese national was arrested in Manila on suspicion of espionage after authorities discovered an eavesdropping device in his car, near the Philippine government’s election headquarters. This arrest ...

The first week of the mid-term election campaign in the Philippines has been marked by a vicious exchange of words between President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and former President Rodrigo Duterte. Marcos ...

MANILA, Philippines — Even though he is detained in The Hague, former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was among candidates who vied for some 18,000 national and local seats in Monday's midterm ...

Snap elections won’t solve corruption, lawmakers say, rejecting Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano’s proposal for a “national reset.” ...

Filipinos cast their votes for the Philippine midterm elections in Antipolo City on May 12, 2025. Credit - Ryan Eduard Benaid—NurPhoto/Getty Images Instead, however, the election, in which tens of ...