The country’s best-known athlete already holds a seat in the Senate and has faced tough opposition from President Rodrigo Duterte.
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Duterte Defiant as I.C.C. Announces Full Inquiry of Philippines Drug War
The International Criminal Court will investigate the killings of thousands under President Rodrigo Duterte. His lawyer says it has no authority to do so.
As Covid Surges, Filipino Students Begin Second Year Online
The country remains among the few that have not at least partially reopened, sparking worry in a place where many lack a computer or internet access.
Students in Philippines Enter Second Year of Remote Schooling
The closure is spawning a backlash in a country where many people do not have access to a computer or the internet at home. Most schools in the United States and Britain have resumed in-person instruction.
President Duterte Plans to Run for the Vice Presidency
The president of the Philippines says he’ll run for the vice presidency next year. Critics see a plot to avoid prosecution for the killings in his drug war.
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Duterte Says Vaccine Refusers in the Philippines Should Be Detained at Home
It was not clear whether President Rodrigo Duterte intended to try to enforce such a rule, which legal experts said would be unconstitutional.
After Years of Chinese Influence, U.S. Tries to Renew Ties in Southeast Asia
Lloyd J. Austin III, the American defense secretary, became the first high-ranking official in the Biden administration to travel to a region that has long received close attention from Beijing.
As Chinese Ships Swarm, Filipino Fishermen ‘Protest and Adapt’
Beijing’s aggression in the South China Sea has harmed the fishermen’s livelihood for years, and now the lessons of Scarborough Shoal are playing out elsewhere in the disputed waters.