But according to research by a group of Filipino economists, “Political dynasties in the Philippines are exceptional in their ...

Rodrigo Duterte was the first president from Mindanao, the Philippines’ second-largest island, and during his term in office, from 2016 to 2022, Sara Duterte essentially inherited the mayorship ...

A foul-mouthed former Philippine president who jailed political rivals, insulted the pope and claims to have hired “death squad” gangsters is running for re-election in his hometown in a ...

A foul-mouthed former Philippine president who jailed political rivals, insulted the pope and claims to have hired “death squad” gangsters is running for re-election in his hometown in a ...

Politics in the Philippines is a family business. Once a family achieves political power, it holds onto it, and passes it around the various generations.

The vice president of the Philippines, Sara Duterte, has claimed to have hired someone to assassinate the president in the event that she herself is killed. Duterte is the daughter of Rodrigo ...

Kayleigh, 22, is from Glenrothes in Fife, but was born in the Philippines and moved to Scotland when she was seven. She wanted to create a tartan design that reflected both Filipino and Scottish ...

With the intensified political struggle, the Philippines' society might be further divided, and this is not good news for the stability of the country, ...

A political union: Sara Duterte and Ferdinand Marcos Jr. celebrate during their inauguration ceremony on June 30, 2022, in Manila. (Aaron Favila / AP Photo) This article appears in the July 2024 ...