New House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco bangs the gavel during his first day at the House of Representatives in Quezon city, Philippines on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020. A large faction of Philippine ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Allies of Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the presumptive next president of the Philippines, appear set to dominate both chambers of Congress, further alarming activists after the ...

Philippine Sailors assigned to Naval Special Operations Units and U.S. Naval Special Warfare operators perform a bilateral over the beach training exercise in El Nido, Palawan, Philippines during ...

The Philippine Congress is set to debate a new law this week that would promote sterilizations and would threaten health workers with jail time for not making contraceptives available. The new law ...

The House of Representatives on Wednesday adopted House Concurrent Resolution 9 reconstituting the Philippine Congress-Bangsamoro Parliament Forum. The resolution stated that "to support the effective ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A large faction of Philippine legislators in the House of Representatives elected a new leader Monday, but the incumbent speaker declared the vote a “travesty” in a tense ...

Activists burn masks of Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and running mate Sara Duterte, daughter of the current president, during a rally at the Commission on Human Rights in Quezon City, metro Manila, ...

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