Camille Elemia

BenarNews visits a sleepy, rural town thrust into the national spotlight over its former mayor, Alice Guo.

The alliance between Sara Duterte and President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., which brought two notorious dynasties together, has unraveled in spectacular fashion.

Sara Duterte was fed up. The vice president of the Philippines was facing accusations of corruption in Congress, which she saw as the latest

The alliance of two notorious political dynasties was a marriage of convenience, and its rupture has been spectacular.

The storm made landfall near Danang on Sunday after leaving at least 80 people dead last week.

But the former leader’s statements – made under oath in Congress – have also bolstered probes against him, analysts add.

Vice-president says new assault allegations against her “don’t hold water.”

By Camille Elemia Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte said her feud with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. had reached a “point of no return” after police filed an assault complaint against her and some of her staff.

The move may risk lives and make the country more vulnerable to climate change, local officials warn.

After 14 years on Indonesian death row, Veloso appeals for clemency from Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.