Philippines elections

MANILA: Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr was 28 years old when a helicopter whisked his family from the Philippines' presidential palace as millions of protesters demanded the ouster of his dictator father in a historic "people power"…

Ferdinand “Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is set to assume the role of Philippines president and succeed Rodrigo Duterte as votes counted from 95.97% of precincts show Marcos leading with 58.82% of the votes. His opponent Leni Robredo won 28.03% of…

While the US and its European allies scramble to contain Russia in Ukraine, China also has shifted its focus eastwards (rather towards its southeast) to expand its sphere of influence.The Quad and AUKUS, which were formed in order to ensure…

<!-- -->Over 300 accounts were removed "for violating our platform manipulation and spam policy," said Twitter.Manila: Twitter has suspended hundreds of accounts reportedly linked to supporters of Philippine presidential frontrunner…

MANILA: Philippines "First Daughter" Sara Duterte has been in lockstep with her father, following him into law and succeeding him as a city mayor. Now, she's leading the race to replace Rodrigo Duterte as president. So far, the feisty…

The eight-division world champion and senator, who has his sights set on a high-stakes rumble to replace President Rodrigo Duterte, said quitting the sport that had lifted him out of poverty was…