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Friday January 20, 2023
Inflation-strapped Filipinos criticize the president's many foreign trips
Monday January 16, 2023
Onions now cost more than meat in the Philippines
Sunday January 1, 2023
In the Philippines, revived traditions bring hope and gratitude in the new year
Saturday December 24, 2022
Philippines boosts military presence in South China Sea
Monday December 19, 2022
Indonesia has updated its criminal code with a raft of free speech restrictions
Thursday December 8, 2022
Indonesia passes a new criminal code that prevents extramarital sex
Thursday November 17, 2022
Will young voters in Malaysia revive the career of a 97-year-old politician?
Tuesday November 8, 2022
Philippine investigators say suspended prison chief ordered killing of radio host
Wednesday October 5, 2022
Former Philippine Senator and human rights campaigner Leila de Lima, a high-profile critic of former President Rodrigo Duterte and his deadly drug war, arrives at her hearing on illegal drug charges at the Muntinlupa Trial Court in Manila on Aug. 26. Maria Salvador Tan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
toggle caption Maria Salvador Tan/AFP via Getty ImagesJailed under Duterte, Philippine politician sends dire warnings on democracy
Wednesday September 21, 2022
Jailing of former senator raises fears over corrosion of democracy in the Philippines
Saturday August 20, 2022
U.S. and Chinese tensions cause economic worries in the Indo-Pacific region
Wednesday August 3, 2022
A plane carrying House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her delegation departs Taipei on Wednesday. Taiwanese Foreign Ministry/Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images hide caption
toggle caption Taiwanese Foreign Ministry/Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesThursday June 30, 2022
Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is sworn in as the Philippines 17th president
Monday May 16, 2022
The economic headwinds facing Philippine President-elect Marcos are stiff
Tuesday May 10, 2022
The dynasty of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos is on the cusp of regaining power
Monday May 9, 2022
Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., is poised to win the Philippine presidency by a landslide
Voters in the Philippines stream to the polls to choose a new president
Saturday May 7, 2022
The Philippines will elect a new leader Monday
Saturday April 16, 2022
Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo is the only woman in the 10-person presidential race in the Philippines. Fake news purports to connect her daughter to sexually explicit material. Maria Tan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
toggle caption Maria Tan/AFP via Getty ImagesFake sexual material targets the only woman running for president in the Philippines
Tuesday April 12, 2022
Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., the son of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, speaks during a rally as he campaigns for the presidency in February in Manila. Ezra Acayan/Getty Images hide caption
toggle caption Ezra Acayan/Getty ImagesA dictator's son runs for Philippines president in a bid to revive his family's power
Thursday April 7, 2022
Russian forces' alleged murder, rape and torture of civilians may count as war crimes
Saturday April 2, 2022
Philippines' presidential election resurfaces old scandal
Thursday March 17, 2022
This photo taken on Feb. 20 shows a foreign worker in Hong Kong sheltering with her belongings during the city's current coronavirus surge. Bertha Wang/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
toggle caption Bertha Wang/AFP via Getty ImagesSeen as heroes at home, Filipino workers feel 'abandoned' amid Hong Kong's COVID surge
Monday March 14, 2022
Filipina domestic workers are being fired in Hong Kong for catching COVID
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