The Philippine political system stands at a moment of heightened turbulence. Friction between key institutions, inconsistent policy signals, and deepening public anxiety have exposed weaknesses that ...

The Federation of Economic Freedom (FEF) said that the Philippines will have to amend its constitution to nip corruption in the bud, as the lack of a strong political party system is incentivizing ...

The ongoing investigations and scandals regarding the flood control corruption have revealed the basic weaknesses in the Philippine political system. While it is true that certain DPWH personnel have ...

MY good friend Charles Avila, who has written many highly instructive things about Philippine society, has suggested that the ...

It’s Sunday afternoon and campaigning for this year’s Philippine presidential elections is in full swing. The smell of pork adobo wafts through the air, reminding supporters gathered in this plaza to ...

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte poses for a photo with the first family after delivering his third State of the Nation Address at the Session Hall of the House of Representatives Complex in Constitution ...

In the Philippines, 2022 will be remembered as an election year in which familiar surnames dominated the polls. The Marcos–Duterte alliance in the May presidential elections has been described as a ...

Ferdinand Marcos, the strongman who ruled the Philippines with an iron grip for two decades, may have died over 30 years ago, but his ghost haunts the Philippine presidential election that is slated ...

Businesses in the Philippines look set to benefit from the newly stabilized political environment. President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo of the Philippines had reason to exhale a sigh of relief on ...