IN this country, surveys have taken on the aura of prophecy. Every percentage point is treated as revelation, every bump or ...

The improbable election of a Filipino cardinal, such as Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, as pope would mark a historic shift in the Philippines, where a Filipino could wield global influence surpassing ...

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte takes an oath during a Senate inquiry on the “war on drugs” during his administration at the Philippine Senate in Manila, Oct. 28, 2024 (AP photo by Aaron ...

A supporter holds a portrait of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte at a campaign rally in Hong Kong Southorn Stadium on March 9, 2025. Anthony Kwan/Getty Images The arrest warrant issued by ...

People hold placards and shout slogans as they protest following the Senate's decision on the impeachment trial of Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte, outside the Senate of the Philippines in ...

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 ...

MANILA, Philippines — Filipino voters generally have a negative view of Philippine politics, with more than half describing it either as “magulo” or “corrupt or all about money,” a recent survey ...

ONE of the most persistent questions in Philippine politics is also one of the least honestly confronted: Why can’t militant ...

Politics and religious faith have always been divisive issues in the Philippines. In national politics, one is considered either a supporter of President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., or Vice President Sara ...

As Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David, bishop of Kalookan, presided over a special Mass on Dec. 19 for families that lost loved ones to former president Rodrigo Duterte’s “drug war,” smiles were on the ...

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 ...