Duterte reaches moment of truth over China

Philippine midterm elections: Duterte must find an heir – or face the music on his drug war

“Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown,” William Shakespeare warned in Henry IV, Part 2 (1600). Despite his rocketing popularity, with approval...

Duterte's dynastic ambitions laid bare in election

Indonesia has a lot in common with the Philippines – maybe too much, as Widodo and Prabowo take pages from Duterte’s playbook

In The Possessed (1872), Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoyevsky warned: “In turbulent times of upheaval or transition low characters always come to the...

Duterte is the Putin of Asia. Maria Ressa is the proof

Every disruptive world leader fancies himself as a singularly authentic, historic figure without precedent. And Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte...

A Philippine alternative to China's takeover of Subic shipyard

Taho-gate has stained Duterte’s China-Philippines love affair

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. A single, seemingly trivial, incident can trigger a cascade of reactions that expose long-simmering...

​​​​​​​Duterte -- the unlikely peacemaker?

Duterte, Modi, Widodo. Re-elected or not, their populism will live on

Major Asian democracies will undergo crucial elections in the coming months, which will test the mettle of a new brand of populism that has gripped...

A chance to renew the US-Philippines defense alliance

Duterte versus bishops, liberals and communists

Philippines-China -- after the rainbow, more rain

China Telecom's Philippines plan under scrutiny

Is Xi’s Manila trip the start of a golden age for China, Philippines?

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s forthcoming visit to the Philippines, his first as leader to one of Southeast Asia’s most strategically vital...

Duterte shaken by inflation storm

Duterte's quiet pivot

Duterte versus the men in barracks

Mahathir's attack on China raises tough questions for his neighbors

Weary and wary, Duterte takes China to task over South China Sea

The past month has seen a shift in Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s demeanour, rhetoric and overall public persona. He seems increasingly...