The resurgence of the Marcoses, the entrenchment of the Aquinos, and the dominance of families like the Dutertes  show the ...

The battle over the South China Sea isn’t the issue — this is personal between the vice president, Sara Duterte, and her ...

THE previous two columns portrayed this fight between the Marcoses and Dutertes not so much as simply a conflict of ...

By the count of the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ), at least 71 of the country’s 82 provincial governments or 87% are led by members of political dynasties. This dominance ...

Francisco “Dodong” Nemenzo Jr., renowned political scientist and one of the leading Marxist scholars in the country, died on ...

An immense crisis grips the Philippines—a political war between President Ferdinand Marcos Jr and Vice President Sara Duterte, complete with threats of assassinations, military coups ...

South Korea has played a crucial role in Manila’s maritime security strategy. Can that cooperation survive if the Yoon ...

From the start, however, analysts had predicted a "divorce between the two most powerful Philippine political dynasties", said the BBC. "The likelihood only increased amid public spats and growing ...

Past political violence in the Philippines has included the assassination of Benigno Aquino, a senator who staunchly opposed the rule the elder Marcos, as he exited his plane upon arrival home ...

Chinese analysts said the political struggle within the Philippines is intensifying largely due to internal political issues, but it could add uncertainties to the future policymaking of Manila on ...

Often, it is a political dynasty that dislodges another political dynasty. However, rare political events and shifts in voter ...