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By Amanda Oon • Nov 22, 2022
In this exclusive interview, Christine Amour-Levar discusses women’s empowerment and the turbulent political past that shaped her childhood in Manila, and her first memoir
By Tom Sykes • May 26, 2022
The U.K. arms industry made a killing in the 1980s supplying the brutal regime of the Filipino strongman, declassified documents show
By Lisa Garcia and Kian Vesteinsson • May 23, 2022
As the progeny of Philippine strongmen presidents move into the country’s top two offices, independent media and online expression could be at risk
By Andrew Beatty/AFP • May 10, 2022
With an initial count almost complete, Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Junior had secured over 56 percent of the vote
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 • May 09, 2022
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 • May 05, 2022
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 • Apr 05, 2022
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte's chosen successor, Senator Christopher 'Bong' Go, announced his withdrawal from the 2022 presidential race
By Agence France-Presse • Nov 30, 2021
The presidential aspirations of Ferdinand Marcos Jr. shine a light on a family legacy embellished by carefully constructed narratives
By Jocelyn Martin • Nov 16, 2021
Philippines Vice President Leni Robredo is the latest name on a long list of presidental candidates, becoming the leading opposition candidate in a crowded election list
By Allison Jackson and Mikhail Flores/AFP • Oct 07, 2021
Idolised by many in the Philippines for his punching power and his rags to riches story, Manny Pacquiao is retiring from boxing at 42
By Allison Jackson/AFP • Sep 29, 2021
Philippine boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao has launched his presidential bid with vows to tackle poverty and corruption as he seeks to win over voters with his rags-to-riches story
By Ron Lopez and Allison Jackson/AFP • Sep 20, 2021