The Philippines’ 2025 midterm election could have marked a moment of reckoning for the decades-old populist Duterte dynasty. Its patriarch, 80-year-old former President Rodrigo, had been arrested by ...

The Philippines' electoral commission and watchdogs have told AFP it is "standard procedure" to destroy unused ballots after each election, contrary to false claims on social media that it was proof ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MILF chair Al Haj Murad Ebrahim speaks at a press conference, in Manila, Philippines, Feb. 20, 2018 (AP photo by Bullit Marquez).

It’s Sunday afternoon and campaigning for this year’s Philippine presidential elections is in full swing. The smell of pork adobo wafts through the air, reminding supporters gathered in this plaza to ...

By Karen Lema MANILA, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Current ASEAN chair the Philippines said it looked forward to further talks with ...

The Philippine economy is expected to see a short-term boost from election-related spending in 2026, but experts warn that long-term growth remains ...

Philippines election hopefuls like mayoral candidate Kerwin Espinosa have to ask themselves whether the job is worth taking a bullet. The country's elections commission, Comelec, recorded 46 acts of ...

Filipinos cast their votes for the Philippine midterm elections in Antipolo City on May 12, 2025. Credit - Ryan Eduard Benaid—NurPhoto/Getty Images Instead, however, the election, in which tens of ...