After failing to get two of the International Criminal Court (ICC) judges to excuse themselves from the case of former President Rodrigo Duterte, his defense team now wants them disqualified for supposedly having already decided on the issue of jurisdiction when they allowed the prosecution in 2021 to open a probe into the drug war.

Allies of Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte are outperforming in the early count for the Senate election, an unexpected setback for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. that boosts his deputy’s chances of surviving an upcoming impeachment trial and remaining eligible to run for the presidency in 2028.

The Dutertes may have tightened their grip on Davao City but their hold appears to be slipping away in the provinces of Davao Region.

The Duterte factor did not work in Bohol province this time around. All candidates endorsed by Vice President Sara Duterte lost in the May 12 midterm elections. Duterte personally endorsed local candidates during her visit to the province on April 28.

Philippine voters have delivered a blow to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and a boost to the controversial Duterte clan, whose members and allies outperformed expectations in Monday’s midterm elections.

Rodrigo Duterte’s unexpected victory in Davao has ignited nationwide outrage as opposition groups take to the streets, questioning the legitimacy of the results. Protesters and political critics are calling Duterte’s win a threat to Philippine democracy,

RODRIGO Duterte's overwhelming victory in the Davao City mayoral race signals a total rejection of the Marcos administration's efforts to erase the former president's legacy, according to his lead counsel before the International Criminal Court (ICC),

Two liberal Philippine politicians have emerged as key players after a surprisingly strong performance in Senate elections, gaining support from a bloc of voters dissatisfied with rancor between President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.