Chinese President Xi Jinping hasn’t set foot in Manila since 2018. His invitation to return comes with conditions attached.

Political analysts say persistent natural disasters could sustain public frustrations and anti-government protests.

A new survey shows Duterte-Carpio likely regaining momentum as Marcos grapples with waning confidence in his leadership.

Well-known personalities in the Philippines are often revealed to have ties or relations to other influential figures in certain industries, such as the Barretto clan in Filipino showbiz, the Filipino ...

A specter is haunting Philippine politics today: the specter of gambling, which is being linked to youth addiction, unethical use of public funds, money laundering, kidnapping, and murder. Gambling ...

The impeachment trial of Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte could face more delays and hurdles after several senators publicly expressed doubts about it. Duterte is accused of misusing her ...

When Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. took office in June 2022, it was thanks in part to a political alliance he struck with his predecessor, former President Rodrigo Duterte, and his ...

Upended expectations rippled through Philippine politics on May 12, 2025, when voters dealt a stunning blow to President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.—his Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas won only ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. Philippine politics have historically been dominated by a handful of political ...

The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) stands on the cusp of its first parliamentary elections scheduled for October 2025. The shake-up within its interim government, the ...

The West Philippine Sea issue should not be used to further anyone’s political agenda as it concerns every Filipino, said ...

In case you missed it, the Philippines recently signed the Artemis Accords, a U.S.-led diplomatic instrument for shaping the ...