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Philippines writes off $1 bn in farmer debt to boost food production

July 8, 2023
by Tulip Naksompop Blauw
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Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos on Friday wrote off $1.04 billion in land-related debt owed by more than half a million farmers, a move aimed at boosting food production. The “New…

What’s the state of Philippine human rights under Marcos?

June 7, 2023
by Tulip Naksompop Blauw
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When Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos was swept to power in 2022, human rights activists feared the worst. Marcos had been a vocal supporter of his predecessor Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war…

Philippines announces four more military bases US troops can use

April 3, 2023
by Tulip Naksompop Blauw
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The Philippines announced Monday the location of four additional military bases to be used by US troops, with one site near the hotly disputed South China Sea and another not…

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, Friday, Sept. 23, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia

Marcos wants to ‘reintroduce’ Philippines

September 24, 2022
by Kitipat Chuensukjit
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Looking to “reintroduce the Philippines” to the world, new President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ambitious plans for his nation on the international stage and at home — if, that is,…

Sara Duterte, second from left, the daughter of outgoing populist president of the Philippines, takes her oath as vice president during rites in her hometown in Davao city, southern Philippines on Sunday, June 19, 2022. Duterte clinched a landslide electoral victory despite her father’s human rights record that saw thousands of drug suspects gunned down. Also in photo are, from left, Supreme Court Justice Ramon Paul Hernando, her mother Elizabeth Zimmerman and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. (AP Photo/Manman Dejeto)

Duterte’s daughter takes oath as Philippine vice president

June 20, 2022
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MANILA (AP) — Sara Duterte, the daughter of the outgoing populist president of the Philippines, took her oath Sunday as vice president following a landslide electoral victory she clinched despite…

Quote of the Week

May 11, 2022
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Students and activists gather outside the Commission on Elections to protest its unofficial tally of the national elections, showing presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on course to win the presidency, in Manila, Philippines, May 10, 2022 / REUTERS

Protests break out as Philippines election returns a Marcos to presidency

May 10, 2022
by jeerapas@thaipbs.or.th
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MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines woke to a new but familiar political landscape on Tuesday, after an election triumph by Ferdinand Marcos Jr. paved the way for a once unimaginable return to the…

Presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., the son and namesake of the late dictator, casts his vote in the 2022 national election at Mariano Marcos Memorial Elementary School in Batac, Ilocos Norte, Philippines, May 9, 2022 / REUTERS

Marcos, son of strongman, triumphs in Philippines presidential election

May 10, 2022
by jeerapas@thaipbs.or.th
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MANILA (Reuters) – Ferdinand Marcos Jr clinched a stunning runaway victory in the Philippines’ presidential election on Monday in the first win by a majority since a 1986 revolution that toppled his late…

Supporters of presidential candidate Ferdinand Marcos Jr., son of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, and his running mate Sara Duterte, daughter of President Rodrigo Duterte, wave flags during a campaign rally in Paranaque City, suburban Manila on May 7, 2022, days ahead of the May 9 presidential election. (Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP)

Marcos Jr eyes landslide as Philippines votes for new president

May 9, 2022
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Batac City (AFP) – Millions of Filipinos thronged primary schools and other polling stations Monday to elect a new president, with the son of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos the favourite to win…

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte arrives with daughter Sara Duterte-Carpio to attend the enthronement ceremony of Japan’s Emperor Naruhito in Tokyo, Japan October 22, 2019. Carl Court/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Duterte’s daughter joins Marcos as running mate in Philippines presidential election

November 16, 2021
by Kitipat Chuensukjit
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MANILA, Nov 16 (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s daughter agreed on Tuesday to be running mate of Ferdinand Marcos Jr in next year’s presidential election, her spokesperson said, confirming…

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