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At least 126 dead and missing in massive flooding and landslides in Philippines
Read full article: At least 126 dead and missing in massive flooding and landslides in PhilippinesThe number of dead and missing in massive flooding and landslides in the Philippines has reached nearly 130 and the president says many areas remain isolated.
Philippine Communist Party founder Sison dies in exile at 83
Read full article: Philippine Communist Party founder Sison dies in exile at 83Jose Maria Sison, the founder of the Communist Party of the Philippines, whose armed wing has been waging one of Asiaโs longest-running insurgencies, has died.
Marcos presidency complicates US efforts to counter China
Read full article: Marcos presidency complicates US efforts to counter ChinaFerdinand Marcos Jr.โs apparent landslide victory in the Philippines presidential election is raising immediate concerns about a further erosion of democracy in Asia.
New generation of Marcos, Duterte set to lead Philippines
Read full article: New generation of Marcos, Duterte set to lead PhilippinesThe powerful alliance between the son of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos and the daughter of outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte is set to usher in six years of governance in the Philippines that are concerning to human rights activists.
Marcos Jr. won Philippine presidency, unofficial count shows
Read full article: Marcos Jr. won Philippine presidency, unofficial count showsThe namesake son of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos appears to have been elected Philippine president in an astonishing reversal of the 1986 โPeople Powerโ revolt that ousted his father.
Dictator's son far ahead in Philippine presidential vote
Read full article: Dictator's son far ahead in Philippine presidential voteThe son and namesake of ousted Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos has taken a commanding lead in an unofficial count in the presidential election in the deeply divided Asian democracy.
Dictatorโs son, rights lawyer vie for Philippine presidency
Read full article: Dictatorโs son, rights lawyer vie for Philippine presidencyVoters in the Philippines will be choosing their next leader between the son of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos and a human rights lawyer, the current Vice President Leni Robredo.
50 years apart: Philippine activist fights dictator then son
Read full article: 50 years apart: Philippine activist fights dictator then sonMemories of the โPeople Powerโ revolt by millions of Filipinos who helped overthrow Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos are bittersweet for Loretta Rosales, who opposed him as an activist and was arrested and tortured by his forces before his downfall.
Duterte's daughter to run for VP with ex-dictator's son
Read full article: Duterte's daughter to run for VP with ex-dictator's sonPhilippine President Rodrigo Duterteโs daughter has registered her candidacy for vice president in next yearโs elections and was chosen as the running mate of Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the late dictator's son, in an alliance that has alarmed activists.
Official says journalist's Nobel Prize not a slap on Duterte
Read full article: Official says journalist's Nobel Prize not a slap on DutertePhilippine President Rodrigo Duterteโs administration has belatedly congratulated journalist Maria Ressa for being one of two winners of this yearโs Nobel Peace Prize.
Pacquiao files bid for presidency as Philippine race heats
Read full article: Pacquiao files bid for presidency as Philippine race heatsNewly retired boxing star Manny Pacquiao has filed his certificate of candidacy for the Philippine presidency at the start of the registration period for the May elections.
Late Philippine leader hailed for integrity, guts vs China
Read full article: Late Philippine leader hailed for integrity, guts vs ChinaLate Philippine President Benigno Aquino III is being remembered for his integrity in a Southeast Asian nation long plagued by corruption and for standing up to China over long-raging territorial disputes in the South China Sea.
Philippine Supreme Court slams killings of lawyers, judges
Read full article: Philippine Supreme Court slams killings of lawyers, judgesThe Philippine Supreme Court has condemned the alarming number of killings of lawyers and judges. In a rare, strongly-worded censure Tuesday, March 23, the court said these attacks threaten the rule of law. (Joey Dalumpines/Malacanang Presidential Photographers Division via AP, File)MANILA โ The Philippine Supreme Court on Tuesday condemned the alarming number of killings and threats against lawyers and judges. The 15-member high court asked lower courts, law enforcement agencies and lawyers and judgesโ groups to provide information about such attacks in the last 10 years, in order for the court to take preemptive steps. Military and police officers have also been suspected of carrying out attacks and threatening lawyers and judges perceived as supportive of communist guerrillas.