Much will depend on what happens after President Aquino leaves office in three years time. Will his reformist legacy continue, or will the country slide back into its old ways?
If the government were to fail in knocking down the accused in one charge in one court, it may still resort to case building for another charge under a different judge.
Can a leopard (the Philippines) really change its spots? If so, can it be achieved meaningfully in such a short period of time? It seems the same old shenanigans are occurring, even while President Aquino is in power.
The impeachment of incumbent Philippine Chief Justice Renato Corona has commenced in the Philippine Senate, with the customary fanfare one would expect in Manila.
If, in the face of substantial proof of wrongdoing, lawmakers fail to impeach Chief Justice Corona, the Philippines will be sending yet another in a series of predictable messages to the rest of the world that it is incapable of functioning as a legitimate democracy.
MANILA, Philippines — Philippine police on Saturday prepared to take mugshots and fingerprints of former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo after...
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine justice secretary on Tuesday barred former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo from seeking medical treatment...
MANILA, Philippines -- Three Philippine senators have filed graft complaints against former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's husband and 18 former ...
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government on Tuesday barred former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo from traveling abroad because of pend...
MANILA, Philippines -- A Protestant church group sued former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on Thursday, claiming security forces under ...
BATAC, Philippines — Imelda Marcos, the former first lady forever associated with diamonds and a huge shoe collection, put on a bright orange tu...
Twelve journalists in the southern Philippines have been slaughtered, in what will surely be remembered as the worst single day in the history of journalism.
MANILA -- Imelda Marcos, the flamboyant widow of the dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos, filed last-minute papers on Tuesday declaring her candidacy for a s...
MANILA, Philippines — Flood victims trudged through ankle-deep sludge to crowded relief centers in the Philippines, as the death toll rose to 24...
MANILA, Philippines — Many Filipinos tried to rebuild their lives Monday after saving little more than the clothes they wore in a tropical storm...
If Obama wants the Philippines to serve as a leader for ASEAN and "punch above its weight" in the world, it first needs to strengthen its democracy at home.
