Nilantha Ilangamuwa The 1987 Philippine Constitution, crafted in the aftermath of the 1986 People Power Revolution, was ...

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 ...

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 ...

Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte speaks ... The blowup has illustrated the perils of a political system in which presidents and vice-presidents can forge an alliance even if they run under ...

And there is a political logic to these antics ... Most recently, the US temporarily deployed a missile system to the Philippines as part of a joint exercise. Beijing protested vociferously ...

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