President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is under fire for an enormous graft scandal that is unfolding under his watch. One ...
The promise the Constitution made and the one Congress has yet to keep Nearly four decades after the 1987 Constitution ...
The Philippine House of Representatives has challenged a recent Supreme Court ruling nullifying its impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte, filing a Motion for Reconsideration urging the court to ...
The idea of introducing morality to Philippine politics surprisingly seems to be a new idea to most of our politicians. In Philippine society, moral politics often intersects with class divisions. The ...
This, even as the Philippine government insists no such order has been confirmed. Former presidential spokesperson Harry ...
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The art of demolition

IN Philippine politics, demolition is not an accident. It is an art — learned, refined and repeatedly deployed because it works. It is cheaper than governance, faster than persuasion, and far more ...
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 ...
A political crisis in the Philippines over revelations of immense corruption has thrown the political elite into turmoil. Fueled by explosive social unrest, the crisis is moving towards a possible ...
MANILA (Reuters) -Juan Ponce Enrile, one of the most enduring and polarising figures in Philippine politics, who played a central role during the rule of the late Philippine strongman Ferdinand Marcos ...
A protégé of Ferdinand Marcos, he helped administer martial law for eight years before turning on his patron in the “People Power” uprising of 1986. By Seth Mydans Juan Ponce Enrile, a political force ...