Philippines on Wednesday commemorated National Flag Day through synchronized flag-raising ceremonies held at over a thousand locations nationwide. In ...

A "steady" Philippine economy would allow the peso to further strengthen to the ₱54:$1 level before year-end, despite ...

This month’s midterm elections in the Philippines delivered mixed results, with three of the available 12 senate spots going to people on the Duterte slate and two to candidates endorsed by impeached ...

THE Northern Luzon Command (Nolcom) on Saturday hoisted the Philippine flag at the Talampas ng Pilipinas or Philippine Rise to reaffirm the country's sovereignty in the eastern frontier. Nolcom ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine flag is now flying over Philippine Rise as the country’s assertion of sovereignty, on the eighth anniversary of its renaming yesterday. The Northern Luzon ...

A man stands in front of a wall with campaign posters put up, a day before the May 12 midterm elections, in Manila, Philippines, on May 11. Lisa Marie David/Reuters The Philippines ...

MANILA -- The unexpected results of the Philippine midterm elections, in which incumbent President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. lost support to his main foes -- the family of Vice President Sara Duterte ...

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, detained at the International Criminal Court (ICC), is on course to win the mayoral election in his home Davao City, and five candidates backed by his ...

The Philippines is under tight security as elections there have a history of turning violent.The national police have been on alert for over a week with some 163,000 officers deployed to protect ...

This background gives them a deeper understanding of the people’s needs and more practical solutions to address them. Experts argue that local elections are not just routine exercises in democracy.

DEMOCRACY in the Philippines is no longer decided solely at the ballot box. It's being shaped daily on Facebook timelines, YouTube comments, TikTok videos, and X posts. With the May 2025 midterm ...

But Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said last week that Beijing has “no interest in interfering in Philippine elections ... and planted a Chinese flag over Sandy Cay ...