Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos
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Philippines’ Marcos says he is open to reconciling with Dutertes
MANILA: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said he was open to reconciling with the Duterte family, one week after allies…
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Commentary: Why political families still dominate in Southeast Asia
THE DEMOCRACY DILEMMA The rise of hereditary democracy, as critics term it, poses a fundamental challenge to egalitarian ideals. While…
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Commentary: As Filipinos prepare to vote, ex-president Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest is dividing families
THE 2028 PRESIDENTIAL RACE The outcome of the elections in the Philippines next week will no doubt have short- and…
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‘No such thing as head of state immunity’: Former ICC judge on Duterte facing murder charges
“DRUG WAR” KILLINGS Pangalangan, who served in the ICC from 2015 to 2021, said international criminal law has evolved “to…
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Snap Insight: Arrest of former Philippine president Duterte will be dogged by suspicions of political persecution
POISED TO REPEAT TRAGIC HISTORY Duterte’s political allies and supporters are now crying foul and accusing the state of grave…
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Philippines signals softer stance on ICC drug war probe, open to cooperate
MANILA: The Philippines has signalled a softened stance towards an International Criminal Court (ICC) investigation into thousands of killings in…
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Philippines’ Marcos drops estranged VP Duterte from security council
MANILA: Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte will no longer sit on the National Security Council after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.…
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Commentary: Philippines politics is often mad. It just got crazier
TOKYO: Political violence is nothing new in the Philippines. It was, after all, the site of the world’s worst massacre…
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Philippine court says top Marcos aide not guilty of graft
MANILA: Veteran Philippine politician Juan Ponce Enrile, a top aide of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, was on Friday (Oct 4) acquitted…
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The US-China factor in Philippines’ Marcos-Duterte feud comes to the fore
While the Philippine economy grew by 5.6 per cent last year — the fastest rate in the region — headline…
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