カテゴリー: Philippines
Factcheckers say Ferdinand Marcos Jr was overwhelming beneficiary of a flood of online disinformation before pollSurvivors of the brutal regime of the late Philippines dictator Ferdinand Marcos have described his son’s apparent landslide presidential e…
Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr, the son of the late Philippines dictator, has won a landslide presidential election victory, signalling an extraordinary rehabilitation for one of the country’s most notorious political families. In Manila, hundreds…
We would like to hear from those in the Philippines and part of the diaspora about their thoughts on the electionFerdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr has won a landslide presidential election victory with almost 30 million votes – more than double the tally …
Late dictator’s son promises unity but opponents fear family’s return to power could reverse democratic gainsIt was in 1986 that the dictator Ferdinand Marcos and his family were forced to leave the Philippines in disgrace. Helicopters airlifted the fa…
Son of late dictator wins more than twice as many votes as nearest rival after campaign marred by extensive social media disinformationFerdinand Marcos Jr, the son and namesake of the late dictator, has won a landslide presidential election victory, si…
Voters in the Philippines are voting in the presidential election on Monday that pits frontrunner Ferdinand Marcos Jr, the son and namesake of the late dictator, against a human rights lawyer who has promised a transparent government. Leni Ro…
Known as Bongbong, son of the late dictator holds significant lead over nearest rival in unofficial countFerdinand Marcos Jr appears on track to become the next president of the Philippines, as initial vote counts showed a significant lead for the son …
Ferdinand Marcos Jr leads polls but analysts point to huge rallies of his opponent and the vice-president, Leni RobredoVoters in the Philippines will go to the polls for a presidential election that pits frontrunner Ferdinand Marcos Jr, the son and nam…
Report on effects of Typhoon Haiyan says fossil and cement firms engaged in ‘wilful obfuscation’ of scienceThe world’s most polluting companies have a moral and legal obligation to address the harms of climate change because of their role in spreading …
Ferdinand Marcos Jr, known as Bongbong Marcos, frontrunner in race to replace populist president Rodrigo DuterteOn 9 May about 67.5 million Filipinos will go to the polls to decide who should replace the populist president Rodrigo Duterte. He has reach…
Ferdinand Marcos Jr leads polls despite father’s dictatorship and energetic opposition campaignThe colour they are clad in is an unmissable shade of fuchsia pink. They walk the streets across the Philippines, waving banners along the way and stopping a…
Ferdinand Marcos Jr ahead in polls for 9 May election in spite of notorious family historyThe frontrunner in the Philippines presidential race, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, has praised his father – the country’s late dictator – as a “political genius”, and his…
Research into 12- to 17-year-olds adds to concerns that Covid has left them more vulnerable in their countryOne in five children aged between 12 and 17 were subjected to grave instances of online sexual abuse while using the internet in the Philippines…
Focus now on retrieving bodies, says mayor, after strongest storm to hit archipelago this year devastates communitiesThe death toll from landslides and floods in the Philippines rose to 123 on Wednesday with scores missing and feared dead, officials sa…
At least 24 people have been killed in landslides and flooding across central and southern Philippines after tropical storm Megi caused heavy rain and disrupted travelDozens killed in Philippines landslides and floods as tropical storm Megi h…