Filipinos could only vote in 1907, and only men were allowed to do so. Filipinos in the US were permitted suffrage after World War II in 1946. But the Cordillerans who joined the St. Louis Fair in ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Rechiel Antones, 36, manages a printing shop in Southville 6 in Calamba City, Laguna, southeast of ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Button-down polo, eyeglasses, and mandatory face mask? Check. Fully charged phone and a wired ...

The late DENR Secretary Gina Lopez’s closure and suspension orders against 28 mines in 2017 were not implemented following a review ordered by Malacañang. A culture of non-implementation of ...

Transportation giant Grab offers a convenient alternative to navigating the country’s busy cities – but at a premium. Data collected by PCIJ showed that rides of the GrabCar service always included ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X THE POOR abound in this country — Filipinos who cannot earn or raise the minimum income to meet ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Customers of the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) should expect another bump in their electricity ...

Two judges of the Pre-Trial Chamber I have sought dismissal of the defense move to disqualify them from hearing its challenge to the International Criminal Court’s jurisdiction on the case of former ...

The province of Batangas, some 100 kilometers away from the Philippine capital, is known for many things: beach resorts and diving spots, lomi and kapeng barako, Taal volcano and balisong, and ...

seventeen relatives of Luis “Chavit” Singson’s political clan ran in local races in Ilocos Sur, a province in northern Luzon with a little more than 700,000 people. One lost her electoral bid.

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Vice President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo topped ad spending on Facebook among all candidates, ...

For political clans that dominate local politics, the tactics to keep the capitol, the seat of power for local political kingpins, are almost the same nationwide. Sitting governors seek reelection and ...