The May 2025 midterm election is the critical runway toward that critical fork in the road. One might say, the Philippines is in its “Biden moment.” It is the uneasy calm before the storm. The storm can be anything from the return of the Dutertes ...

(U.S. Embassy, Philippines via AP) President Joe Biden, right, shakes hands with Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as they meet in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, on May 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File) This photo ...

President Joe Biden in his Wednesday farewell speech to ... With its legacy of colonialism and powerful families, the Philippines has been accused of being an oligarchy, with its former President ...

Progressive groups yesterday opposed the second presidency of Donald Trump in the United States ahead of his inauguration on Jan. 20, warning the public that he is the biggest threat to world peace, justice and democracy.

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is hopeful that the progressing relations between Manila and Washington will continue as they stand for the rule of international law. Marcos said this during a telephone call with outgoing United States Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday evening.

In response, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said: "China strongly opposes the practice of bloc politics by relevant countries. We firmly oppose any acts that stoke and drive up tensions and harm other countries' strategic security and interests. We are seriously against forming exclusive groupings in this region."

Both nations plan to engage Trump's administration and China diplomatically to ensure stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

Outgoing President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump have blamed one another for the chaotic pullout of U.S. forces. Biden discussed the Afghan resettlement issue with Philippines leader ...

China's relations are starting to improve with Japan, India and other countries that former U.S. President Joe Biden courted, just as Donald Trump brings his more unilateralist approach back to the White House.

Chinese coast guard ships and a Chinese navy helicopter harassed a group of Philippine fisheries vessels conducting a scientific survey in a hotly disputed area of the

Through the centuries it walks with us and, by the power of the Holy Spirit, it is at work in history,” Pope Francis said.

The ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas stretched into a fifth day on Thursday. Humanitarian aid groups are working to surge food and supplies to the war-ravaged territory as Palestinians scour through mountains of rubble looking for bodies of those killed by Israeli bombardments during the 15-month war.