Philippines democracy

In a soft-ball interview with his goddaughter, the new Philippine leader has defended his family's controversial legacy.

Amid fears of a return to dictatorship, will the Philippines’ new president wield the Anti-Terror Law to its most devastating ends? 

The vibrant and volunteer election campaign of Vice President Leni Robredo offered some glimmers of hope for the country's democracy.

Filipinos have decisively elected another Marcos and another Duterte to the nation’s two highest offices.

The race is on for the Philippine presidency, but has the country’s democracy entered a terminal phase?

The Diplomat spoke with experts, victims, documenters, and communities affected by one of the most polarizing governments in Philippine history.

Joe Biden's defeat of Donald Trump has shown the resilience of U.S. political institutions. Will the same be true of the Philippines?

How much should we read into the fact that the region’s most robust democracies have fared the worst from the coronavirus? Probably not a lot.

The president said he was unfamiliar with a group calling to install him as head of a new government, despite video showing him at the group’s convention in 2018.

The new law has received sharp criticism from rights and legal groups. There’s also skepticism it will achieve its stated goal of countering terrorism in the Philippines.

Experts fear the Philippine president is testing the waters for a constitutionally viable declaration of nationwide martial law.