The Philippines' electoral commission and watchdogs have told AFP it is "standard procedure" to destroy unused ballots after each election, contrary to false claims on social media that it was proof ...

The Philippines’ 2025 midterm election could have marked a moment of reckoning for the decades-old populist Duterte dynasty. Its patriarch, 80-year-old former President Rodrigo, had been arrested by ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MILF chair Al Haj Murad Ebrahim speaks at a press conference, in Manila, Philippines, Feb. 20, 2018 (AP photo by Bullit Marquez).

Police identified the leader of the attack as Budtong “Rap-Rap” Pendatun, who was accompanied by a cousin and an uncle. A ...

The Philippine economy is expected to see a short-term boost from election-related spending in 2026, but experts warn that ...

Philippines election hopefuls like mayoral candidate Kerwin Espinosa have to ask themselves whether the job is worth taking a bullet. The country's elections commission, Comelec, recorded 46 acts of ...