The review comes as the issue of U.S. forces in the Philippines is rising to the top of the political agenda in Manila and shaping the country's upcoming presidential election. A major accusation is that the VFA treats the Philippines as a second-class partner and that Manila has not ...
MANILA, May 11 (Xinhua) -- The spokesperson of Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos claimed Wednesday afternoon that the former senator has won Monday's presidential election in the Philippines "With 98 percent of the votes counted and an unassailable lead of over 16 million votes, the Filipino people have...
As the voting process continued, violence erupted mainly in the southern Philippines, killing six people and wounding over a dozen others. Colonel Ramon Zagala, the spokesperson of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, said the military monitored at least 15 election-related violence, including shooti...
In this corner, we have a a Viagra-enhanced 71-year-old, with an 11-0 election record and 30 years' fighting a devil's assortment of reds, greens, and the new black in the god-forsaken furthest point south in the Philippines, the undisputed people's champion, The Punisher, Roo...
The Philippines, a country of more than 110 million people, will select a successor to President Rodrigo Duterte, who is not eligible for re-election, in May. All of the candidates tried to differentiate their policies from those of Duterte, from handling the narcotics problem to tacklin...
The former president garnered 276 electoral votes to best Vice President Kamala Harris' 223 electoral votes after the election began on Tuesday, Nov. 5. During his victory speech at Mar-a-Lago early Wednesday morning, Trump said: "I want to thank the American people for the extraordinary hono...
Election in the Philippines choose our country’s leaders in a marvel called ‘election’. But in a country where officials use their position for graft and corruption and enjoy a monopoly of political power to the disadvantage of rival leaders called “political dynasty”. Some of them even...
Despite his devil-may-care way with expletives, obscene remarks andallegations of corruption hurled against him, Duterte has led in election polls by more than 10 percentage points over Roxas and Poe. While it may be difficult for rivals to catch up, analysts say the race remains too close ...
, Indonesia, and the Philippines stand to gain from increased manufacturing investment. The “China+1” strategy, where companies maintain a base in China while setting up operations in neighboring countries, has already begun to benefit Southeast Asia, and this trend could accelerate post-election....
However, with Duterte withdrawing from the vice presidential race, the possibility for a shift in policy following the election has risen. In particular, we expect the next president to take a more distant approach to relations with China and potentially seek international support over its disputes...