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Despite promises to shift approach from the harsh crackdown of his predecessor, data suggests police killings during raids still run rampant under "Bongbong" Marcos'
By Chris Fitzgerald
Marga Ortigas sheds light on the inspiration behind her novel, its historic parallels and the role of storytelling as a tool to find truth
By Stew Post
A Cambodian rapper who ditched the ruling party, Vietnam suffering under police abuse and concerns over the Philippines election result
By Jack Brook
Nearly 40 years after the patriarch was deposed by a popular revolt, Ferdinand Marcos Junior looks set to complete the family's remarkable comeback
By Andrew Beatty and Mikhail Flores/AFP
The $2.2 billion plant became a monument to the greed of the Marcos era, and was left dormant after the dictator was toppled in 1986
By Allison Jackson/AFP
In the Philippines, rescuers dug up more bodies with bare hands and backhoes in villages crushed by rain-induced avalanches
By Bobbie Alota and Mikhail Flores/AFP
Freedom House research finds the race for the archipelago’s new president is beset by attempts to control and contort online information
By Kian Vesteinsson
The 'Beast of Burden' holds an important historical, social and economic role in the Philippines and "genetic improvements" are being planned to aid dwindling populations
By Anton L. Delgado
The nation’s president Duterte needs to balance domestic interests with maritime security and relations with China, the US and regional powers
By Nafisa Halim
Candidates hit the hustings for the three-month campaign season in a chaotic and colourful charm offensive aimed at wooing millions of voters typically more interested in personality than policy
By Agence France-Presse
Thousands of people in the Philippines fled their homes and beachfront resorts as super typhoon Rai slammed into the country
By Roel Catoto/AFP
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte's chosen successor, Senator Christopher 'Bong' Go, announced his withdrawal from the 2022 presidential race
By Agence France-Presse