Tag: Philippine politics

He succeeds the hugely popular Rodrigo Duterte, who gained international infamy for his deadly drug war

"I invoke Almighty God's blessings of peace and prosperity upon the nation"

How should we understand what happened? Is that all that there is to it? Where do we get resources — internal and external — to move forward?

“The Church is now too complacent, too relaxed, and too devotional that it is losing its capacity to walk with the youth and the poor”

The papal nuncio said Marcos “assured me of his desire to collaborate, cooperate closely with the Church and Holy See”

The frail but flamboyant 92-year-old matriarch has been the driving force in the family's comeback from exile to the peak of power

“What principles do we set with someone who has no moral principles to show and begin with?” said Father Flaviano Villanueva, SVD

Caritas Philippines urged the country's new leaders to "honor the rule of law and history, and make government more accountable”

Hundreds of riot police and protesters opposing the proclamations clashed outside the Commission on Human Rights

The presidential palace said it will leave it up to the Commission on Elections to prove that there are no irregularities in the elections