China called the allegations ‘malicious smears’ after three people were arrested on suspicion of leaking sensitive information to foreigners.
The improbable election of a Filipino cardinal, such as Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, as pope would mark a historic shift in the Philippines, where a Filipino could wield global influence surpassing ...
Philippine politics rarely pauses long enough for rivals to share the same stage. Yet that was precisely the scene in ...
Deepfakes are shaking up politics, with both politicians and their supporters turning to AI-generated videos to make arguments, attack their opponents and, worse, share misinformation. Powerful and ...
Politics and religious faith have always been divisive issues in the Philippines. In national politics, one is considered either a supporter of President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., or Vice President Sara ...
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Waiting for the ombudsman

When former DOJ secretary Crispin “Boying” Remulla was appointed ombudsman last Oct. 7, many of us felt something rare in Philippine politics… hope. Yes, he comes from a political dynasty. But he is ...
Liza Diño and Ice Seguerra’s “Funeral Flowers” takes place entirely inside a chapel during the four-day wake of Manuel Santos ...
Catholic leaders joined activists in the Philippines to criticize the national parliament for delaying the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte, who is accused of misuse of public funds and ...
Cynthia Villar, a two-term senator, addresses a political rally in Las Piñas in the run-up to last month’s Philippine midterm election. Villar was one of several prominent political dynasts to lose ...
Despite the landmark effort by the Philippines’ Commission on Elections to formally penalise misogynistic campaign speech, misogyny continues to endure in Philippine politics. Issuance of show-cause ...
TACOMA, Wash. — Filipino community activists rallied outside the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma on Thursday, demanding immigration officials halt the deportation of a legal permanent resident ...