President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., the Dutertes and the democratic opposition. It was a year marked by an intense political crisis where each side fought battles for credibility, relevance, ...

Ace Aguirre was just two bites into his oatmeal on the morning of November 4 when he noticed something strange: mud had seeped onto the living room floor of his bungalow in Cotcot, a village in the ...

In a podcast interview with student editors, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. describes how his entry into politics evolved over time, shaped by family circumstance rather than early ambition ...

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PRIORITY BILLS. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. presides over a Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) meeting at Malacañan Palace on July 5, 2023. In a LEDAC meeting on Tuesday ...

With enhanced Affordable Care Act premium subsidies set to expire at the end of 2025, a change analysts say would trigger steep premium hikes for many marketplace enrollees, several House Republicans ...

As huge crowds descended on the Philippine capital Manila to protest a sweeping corruption scandal, posts falsely claimed the nation's constitution states the president can be removed from office if a ...

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is under fire for an enormous graft scandal that is unfolding under his watch. One prominent voice is his sister Senator Imee Marcos. By Aie Balagtas See Reporting ...

Many Filipinos say floods are worse than ever — and now, the government has admitted that vast sums were embezzled from a program meant to fight the problem. Many Filipinos say floods are worse than ...

The Philippines has lost an estimated 42.3–118.5 billion Philippine pesos (US$713 million–2 billion) a year from flood control corruption since 2023. The scale of illegal wealth accrued by contractors ...

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