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The upcoming Philippine midterm elections feature high-stakes contests for the Duterte political dynasty. Former President ...
A bitter feud between political dynasties is playing out at the ballot box, with the Senate’s make-up set to decide the vice-president’s future.
Political bets in Davao City are finally leaving it up to the people to decide what kind of leaders they want to have.
Millions of people in the Philippines are headed to the polls in the mid-term elections seen as a test of a long-running power struggle between president Ferdinand Marcos and impeached vice-president ...
Manila: The Philippines’ 2025 midterm elections, a political showdown that’s shaping up like a telenovela — only the stakes ...
Voting was underway in the Philippines on Monday for a normally low-key midterm election that is showcasing an emotionally ...
THE party-list system was designed to represent specific interests in Congress like agriculture, but has been co-opted by dynastic politicians, political analysts said.
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Today is May 12th, the day of the Philippine midterm elections, so please make sure to go out and exercise your right to suffrage. Your vote matters!
The Philippines officially opened polls Monday morning, May 12, for the 2025 midterm elections. Over 68 million registered ...
So democracy is not just a numbers game. Numbers are good but the real strength of our democracy lies in how it balances majority rule with minority rights, procedural fairness with substantive ...
The Philippines has long been a hotspot for electoral violence, particularly in rural areas. This remains true in the 2025 midterm elections, with a heightened number of cases of election-related ...
Former President Rodrigo Duterte, who faces international court charges of crimes against humanity, remains very popular at ...