Political power remains concentrated within a small circle of elite families, the team monitoring the Philippines midterm ...

The Makabayan bloc has filed a bill in the newly opened 20th Congress seeking to ban political dynasties, a measure that has ...

The current system, under which the head of state is directly elected, promotes costly election campaigns, personality-driven ...

A political firestorm erupted in the Philippines. Several Senators delivered speeches claiming that the presence of the missile system made the Philippines a war target for China.

During my early years in life, I would often hear the adults in the room talk about the political climate in our country. During the 1950s, the conversations would inevitably go into politics and some ...

The party-list system, introduced in 1987 to ensure the poor have a say in government, is dominated by powerful families. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

CEBU CITY, (Philippines): The 2025 midterm elections proved that despite scandals, powerful political dynasties remain firmly rooted in Philippine politics, said a Filipino political scientist.

05/10/2025 May 10, 2025. As the country prepares to hold key midterm polls, many young voters say they want to see an end to the concentration of political power among long-entrenched families.

The alleged masterminds of the Philippines' worst political massacre will learn their fate Thursday when a Manila court issues its verdict, in a test of the justice system for a nation with a deep ...

The Philippines's oldest political prisoner, Gerardo Dela Peña, 85, walked free on June 30, 2024 from the National Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa City after more than a decade of imprisonment. Dela Peña ...

The Philippines has announced plans to buy the United States’ Typhon missile system, triggering China to warn of an impending “arms race” in the Asia Pacific region.