José Antonio Kast, of the Republican Party, greets supporters after winning the second round of the presidential election in ...

FINDING ANSWERSMany did not see it coming. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. — heir to one of the most enduring political dynasties in the country — has ...

FOR decades, the anti-dynasty law has been treated as a kind of moral silver bullet, an article of democratic faith that, ...

The agenda of delegates to the UN’s anti-corruption convention hits close to home for the Philippines, which is grappling with a months-long flood control fiasco ...

The ongoing Philippines corruption scandal revolving around flood control and other projects in the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) surfaced last July when prolonged habagat or ...

IN Philippine politics, demolition is not an accident. It is an art — learned, refined and repeatedly deployed because it works. It is cheaper than governance, faster than persuasion, and far more ...

Issues on politics and governance have emerged as the leading theme among letters and statements released by the Catholic ...

Myanmar’s generals are counting on Western governments overlooking the sham election that they have scheduled for December 28 ...

POLL watchdog National Citizens Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel) on Monday expressed support for the prioritization of the passage of an “authentic” anti-political dynasty law. The support comes ...

On November 24, 2025, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the 2025 Article IV consultation ...

Senator Bam Aquino of the fabled Cojuangco-Aquino dynasty of Tarlac has a novel approach to how to stop dynasts from running for public office. Bunutan or drawing of lots. Or raffle or lottery, in ...

A protectionist offensive. Mass deportations of undocumented immigrants. The dismantling of entire sections of the federal government.