Rodrigo Duterte

The Philippines’ public debt stood at a record high of 12.79 trillion pesos ($230.3 billion) when former President Rodrigo Duterte left office at the...

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte approved a law allowing foreign investment in more business sectors, Reuters cited his office as saying on March 4. The...

The Philippines plans to reimplement a nuclear power programme - which has been abandoned in 1986 in the wake of the deadly Chernobyl disaster...

Philippine boxing legend Manny Pacquiao is likely to run for the country’s presidency at the May 9,...

Corruption in the Philippines got worse in recent years Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the country’s justice...

The Philippines has taken a new step towards reviving nuclear power in the country after President Rodrigo...

The Philippine government’s closing down of the country’s biggest broadcast network is the latest attack in its decades-long war against and persecution...

Metro Manila cities have imposed night curfews to help contain the rapid spread of the coronavirus Philippine President...

The Philippine government on February 10 moved to close the country’s leading broadcast network, ABS-CBN, the latest push...

Infrastructure construction in Makati The Philippine government, after a phase of promoting its ambitious “Build Build Build” programme...

View over Subic Bay with Hanjin's shipyard in the background © Arno Maierbrugger Chinese businesses are seeking...

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has called for the island nation to be renamed to shed its colonial heritage from Spain. At a speech in...

Chinese construction and engineering company China Gezhouba Group will invest $2 billion to establish an industrial park in New Clark City in Pampanga province...

The Philippines’ anti-corruption court on November 9 ordered the arrest of former first lady Imelda Marcos (89) after finding her guilty on seven counts...

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on October 18 signed a seven-year oil exploration deal with an Israeli firm in a bid to develop the country’s...

After a thorough six-month clean-up, the popular holiday island of Boracay in the central Philippines that was once dubbed a "cesspool" is to have...

Filipinos are increasingly forced to tighten their belts in the wake of a continued high inflation rate which reached 6.4 per cent in August...

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who previously had confessed his inadequacy on economic issues, is seeking help from people more fit in the subject. The...