The Philippines has played its cards right by signalling that it’s ‘willing to work with anyone’ for strategic advantage, analysts say.

Senator Ronald Dela Rosa, a close Duterte ally, has initiated a hearing in which a former anti-narcotics agent claimed Marcos Jnr was a drug abuser.

Most analysts believe Trump would maintain the alliance to counter Beijing, but some said major shifts including a potential troop pull-out were possible

Observers speculate the investigation is politically motivated by President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr’s ongoing feud with his predecessor.

Commerce and labour groups call for urgent review of modernisation initiative that will affect livelihoods and families of countless jeepney drivers.

Scrutiny cast on internet service providers, lax enforcement and a disturbing culture compounded by poverty.

There’s more to the pair’s recent showdown than just a cutting verbal exchange, analysts say. And it’s not just next year’s midterm polls at stake.

Their manifesto criticises President Marcos Jnr’s South China Sea stance, claims China’s aggressive actions justified by his provocations

The government said it was investigating the spread of the manipulated video ‘seemingly asking the armed forces to act against another nation’.

Marcos Jnr’s pro-US stance and measures to ‘elevate’ the Philippines have made him a ‘pivotal player’ on South China Sea issues among world leaders.

Marcos Jnr’s office says “no such directive exists” and Manila is working with various agencies to combat deepfakes.

Marcos Jnr said his wife’s inexperience in politics led to her outburst against Vice-President Sara Duterte

Almost 70 per cent of Filipino respondents in a survey said Congress should focus immediately on curbing rising commodity prices.

Duterte said her personal feelings were not related to her position as a government official after Marcos Jnr’s wife accused the vice-president of ‘hurting’ her.

The president’s announcement, which follows backlash to the ban, gives hope to advocacy groups who hope for a reconsideration of the ban.

Rebels of the Communist Party of the Philippines say the roots of the armed conflict must first be addressed and resolved.

China rejects Philippine leader Ferdinand Marcos Jnr’s claims that its ‘gentleman’s agreement’ with his predecessor Rodrigo Duterte was a ‘secret’ and urges Manila to stick to its commitments on the disputed Second Thomas Shoal.

The first lady’s comments come after the president on Monday said his relationship with his vice-president was ‘complicated’ and ‘hasn’t really changed’.

Mid-range launcher now in the Philippines is a ‘powerful weapon’ capable of retaliatory strikes on mainland China, analysts say.

Firebrand ex-leader Rodrigo Duterte says his successor is a ‘crybaby’, with the two trading jibes over drug-use accusations and their opposing South China Sea stances. Will they ever bury the hatchet? ‘It’s complicated’.

The Philippine leader says the US has given its commitment to honour the Mutual Defence Treaty with Manila.

Daniel Kritenbrink and Sarah Beran are meeting Chinese officials to maintain ‘open lines of communication’, State Department says.

Several prominent Filipinos say the deal has effectively handed control of the Second Thomas Shoal to China.

ICC launched an inquiry into Duterte’s drug crackdown in September 2021, but suspended it two months later when Manila said it was re-examining cases of drug operations.

The Philippine president said the cooperation agreement signed in Washington will change the dynamic in Asean and around the contested waterway.

Joint statement by the three leaders makes it clear the Washington summit was aimed at opposing China’s recent maritime activities.