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

President Donald Trump on Sunday slammed former ally Elon Musk’s launching of a new political party as “ridiculous,” after the tech billionaire who once backed the Republican said he wanted to ...

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

It can be recalled that in October 2024, the Philippine government, in its management of a linguistically rich and culturally diverse population, decided to make the then-existing Mother Tongue-Based ...

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.

Politics in the Philippines has always been something of a family affair. But lately, it has devolved into a family feud, complete with assassination threats and impeachment charges.

The U.S. could be drawn into a conflict between China and the Philippines that's been roiling the South China Sea.

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.