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Politics unchained: PacMan to run for Philippine president, Najib seeks return to Malaysian parliament
Philippine boxing legend-turned-politician Manny Pacquiao, nicknamed PacMan, declared on September 19 that he decided to run for president of the Philippine in the 2022...
Philippine boxing hero mulls running for president – could face off Duterte’s daughter in 2022
Philippine boxing legend Manny Pacquiao is likely to run for the country’s presidency at the May 9,...
“The Rock” may run in 2022 Philippine presidential elections
Philippine police director-general Ronald dela Rosa, "Bato" (Rock), who retires in 2018, hinted at his political ambitions at a speech to his forces on...
Mario Sismundo no longer just Manny Pacquiao’s doppelgänger
Mario Sismundo, an MMA fighter who will fight on July 30 for the Philippines at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, says that he is more...
Pacman sacked by Nike, faces election boycott for same-sex comments
Sports shoe giant Nike fired Manny Pacquiao and terminated its advertising contract with the boxer and Senate candidate in this year's Philippine elections with...
Pacquiao makes a gaffe with same-sex comment
Boxing champ and candidate for a Senate seat in this May's Philippine elections Manny Pacquiao revealed his "common sense" stance on same-sex couples in...
President Aquino an unlikely Esquire coverboy
As a Filipino, I never once envisioned PNoy, the nickname given to President Benigno Aquino III, on the cover of Esquire Philippines anymore than...
Joseph Estrada declared Manila mayor
Former Philippine President Joseph Estrada has been declared mayor of Manila on May 14 in what was his first elected post since he was...
Philippines: The return of Imelda Marcos
Imelda Marcos, 84, widow of former Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos, is running for re-election to Congress in the May 13 Philippine mid-term elections in...
The unspoken daemons of the Philippine elections
President Aquino has engendered a lot of sympathy in the Philippines. However, poverty levels are stagnating and job creation remains a debilitating problem due to a lack of labour-intensive industries.
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Thailand, Singapore most vulnerable to potential US recession
Southeast Asia could be seriously affected in case the US falls into recession, but some countries would be more badly hit than others, economists...