The scandal is now bleeding into financial markets, with economists revising their growth projections Read more at The ...

The anti-corruption protests, which took place across Manila and other cities, are the largest to take place since the ...

On September 21, thousands of Filipinos poured into the streets to protest what they perceived as systemic corruption in the government. Their message was unambiguous. Every peso siphoned off through ...

Tens of thousands of people in the Philippines protested against government corruption and misuse of public funds last Sunday.

For those of us working in the foreign service, what is happening in our country today is so frustrating, to say the least. Here we are vigorously promoting the Philippines like hell, competing with ...

At the rate politicians are tearing each other down, Filipinos could almost be forgiven for greeting typhoon season with grim welcome. For every swollen river and submerged barangay, every ruined home ...

Conclusion Domestic politics will inevitably shape this campaign. Council elections hinge not just on foreign policy but on ...

The 1987 Constitution was meant to establish a democratic government, restore freedoms, protect civil and political rights and put safeguards against authoritarian rule. But almost four decades later, ...

President Marcos said in July there were anomalies in most of the 9,855 flood control projects worth more than $9.5bn.

Dynasties are central to south-east Asian politics as parties are weak, patronage is entrenched and family names are the most ...

Thousands of Indonesian descendants in the Philippines and Filipino descendants in Indonesia are still facing several issues.