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

The world’s most established democracies and entrenched autocracies are experiencing an unprecedented degree of systemic ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...