Incumbents, reelectionists, known faces rule Metro Manila mayoral races
Incumbent local chief executives, re-electionists and personalities from powerful political families dominated the results of the mayoral elections in Metro Manila. Most of the…
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Red-tagging, illegal campaigning: Persistent pests in the Philippines’ 2025 midterm elections
According to data from Vote Report PH, a total of 1,750 reports of campaign violations were filed nationwide as of May 10, 2025, the last official day of campaigning.
Duterte allies bare impeach bid vs Philippine President Marcos; filing stalled
The Palace has long maintained the legality of Duterte’s arrest, saying the Philippine government merely honored its commitment to cooperate with the International Criminal…
Will the ‘real’ Filipino please stand up?
The confusion surrounding 'real' Filipino identity is understandable because, as journalist Carmen Nakpil said, Filipinos spent 300 years in a convent and 50 years in…
A matter of national survival: Philippine Daily Inquirer
Despite Filipinos' proud aspirations, they still languish at the bottom of global academic assessments, placing 77th out of 81 countries in the 2022 Programme for International…
Philippines accedes to Hague Evidence Convention
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. signed the instrument of accession to the Convention, which, he said, would “streamline evidence collection techniques, reduce party…
‘Great honour’: World leaders welcome Pope Leo XIV
Robert Francis Prevost, who took the papal name Leo XIV, is the first pope from the United States.
President Marcos orders probe into dredging, reclamation in Philippine waters
Asked if the government would hold concerned local government units (LGUs) accountable for the quarrying operations in coastal areas, officials said it would depend on the results…
What to know about the conclave to elect the next pope
Here are some things to know about the election of the 267th pontiff of the Catholic Church, which has 1.4 billion faithful across the world.
Hope rises for Philippines’ Cardinal Tagle as Pope Francis’ successor
The doors of the Sistine Chapel have now closed and 133 red-robed cardinals – including Filipino Cardinals Tagle, Jose Advincula, and Pablo Virgilio David – have begun the…