President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.—the son and namesake of the Philippines’ late dictator—has floated the idea of holding a national vote to amend the Southeast Asian country’s constitution at ...

As huge crowds descended on the Philippine capital Manila to protest a sweeping corruption scandal, posts falsely claimed the ...

THE coarse-talking, arse-kicking president of the Philippines is not the sort to worry unduly about the finer points of the law. Yet Rodrigo Duterte is making plain his priority in 2018: changing the ...

The Philippine constitution says Filipinos are a sovereign people tasked with building a just and humane society. Quoting its preamble is more melodramatic. It says: “We, the sovereign Filipino people ...

Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Alfredo Garbin Jr. urged lawmakers to revise the Constitution to secure maritime rights in the West ...

The draft of a new Philippine constitution submitted to President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday would grant him new powers and a chance to extend his stay in office by up to eight years. Under the current ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about Philippine economy and government policy. Critics contend that the move is part of a plot to extend the president’s ...

There really isn’t a clear definition of the Philippine national interest; at least, it is not very clear to many Filipinos.

Philippines’ President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the Malacañang Palace in Manila on Jan. 10, 2024 Credit - Ezra Acayan—Pool/AFP/Getty Images President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.—the son and ...