Philippine Senate Shelves Impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte

The Senate set aside the trial of Sara Duterte, a rival of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. She and her party won more seats than expected in midterm elections in May.

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Manila’s Mayor Returns to Office to Face Mountains of Trash

Mayor Francisco Domagoso declared a state of emergency in the Philippine capital with piles of garbage left uncollected by contractors saying they had not been paid.

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A Contender for the Papacy in the Mold of Francis

Cardinal Luis Tagle of the Philippines is known as the “Asian Francis.” But he has been criticized for not being vocal enough about his country’s brutal drug war and clerical sex abuse.

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Trump’s Tariffs Will Pummel Asia. But One Country Sees Opportunity.

Factory-led economies are panicking about the steep new tariffs. Not the Philippines, which believes its role as a manufacturing alternative to China can expand.

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Hegseth Seeks to Reassure Allies on First Official Trip to Asia

At his first stop in the Philippines, the U.S. defense secretary promised to strengthen deterrence against Chinese “threats” in the region. He also plans to visit Japan.

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How the High-Stakes Arrest of Rodrigo Duterte Unfolded

The man who ordered the Philippines’ bloody war on drugs is now in a cell at The Hague. Getting him there was far from a sure thing.

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Why the Philippines Is Confident of Defense Ties With Trump Administration

Officials in the Philippines say that President Trump will not pull back from defense commitments because Manila and Washington have a common adversary.

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