First word AS we brace ourselves for the holding of another general election throughout the country, it is indubitably the ...

The political feud is likely to worsen as the country moves toward the 2025 midterm elections and 2028 presidential election.

Fathers and mothers passing on their government posts to sons and daughters, as if these were family heirlooms, is nothing new. But election watchdogs said it was jarring to watch political dynasties ...

Political dynasties have long shaped the Philippine political landscape, with deep-seated family ties influencing governance across generations. This stronghold on power has led to a cycle where ...

would not have come to terms with how Philippine politics has descended to its current "apex of shamelessness," where, to quote William Butler Yeats' poem "The Second Coming," "the worst are full of ...

MANILA (Reuters): Philippine vice-president Sara Duterte ... signalling the collapse of a formidable political alliance that helped her and Marcos, son and namesake of the late strongman, secure ...

Political stability must align with good governance as an effort to resolve all issues related to the people, thus driving the national economy, said Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. He said good ...

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill face major deadlines and key issues on their to-do list after the November elections, including averting a federal government ... shake up the political landscape ...

In 2023, the Philippines ranked 65 th out of 193 countries in the Government AI Readiness Index by Oxford Insights. The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) earlier said that the ...

The Philippines has jumped 16 places in the United Nations E-Government Development Index, rising from 89th in 2022 to 73rd in 2024. This significant leap is attributed to the country’s embrace ...

and set the ground rules for municipal political parties. The move by the United Conservative Party government reverses a corporate and union donation ban brought in under the NDP. Municipal ...