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General Brawner, who spoke to This Week in Asia after a briefing with the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines (Focap) on Friday, said the overture was made on September 20, on the ...

No. But… Said one Filipino senator a couple of weeks ago: “Lahat naman corrupt, tanggapin niyo na lang. (We are all corrupt, just accept it),” slurring all of the Senate, or all politicians. Or maybe ...

PHILIPPINE senators on Monday rejected a proposal by Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter S. Cayetano for a snap election, saying it would only worsen political instability as the government faces ...

PHILIPPINES: The President and Vice President of the Philippines are prominent members of two of the biggest political dynasties in a country largely controlled by dozens of families. Once a “uni-team ...

Increasing Chinese coast guard, navy, and research activity inside the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone has resulted in confrontations, collisions, and several Philippine injuries, bringing ...

Senators weighed in on Monday on the proposal of Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano to hold snap elections, a day after he suggested the move.

Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano (PNA photo by Avito Dalan) MANILA – Malacañang on Monday brushed aside Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano’s call for a snap election involving all ...