JD Sports to debut in the Philippines via SSI Group

UK-based sports fashion retailer JD Sports is making its debut in the Philippines through a franchise agreement with retail operator SSI Group. The brand’s first two stores will open in Metro Manila: SM Mall of Asia next month, followed by Glorietta in …

Detained Ex-President Duterte among Candidates in Philippines Midterms

TEHRN (Tasnim) – Even though he is detained in The Hague, former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is among the candidates vying for some 18,000 national and local seats in Monday's midterm elections that analysts say will decide if he and his …

Philippines elections 2025: polls open in midterms as Marcos and Duterte family dynasties vie for power

Millions of Filipinos began voting on Monday in a midterm election widely seen as a referendum on the explosive feud between President Ferdinand Marcos and impeached vice-president Sara Duterte. Workers in the capital, Manila, were busily setting up …

Voting ends in Philippines midterm elections, with detained ex-President Duterte among candidates

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Even though he is detained in The Hague, former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was among candidates who vied for some 18,000 national and local seats in Monday’s midterm elections that analysts say will decide if he and his …

China takes center stage in Philippines’ feisty midterm election

President Marcos’ camp facing off against Duterte clan in polls Maritime confrontations continue in the South China Sea Beijing trying to influence Philippine politics, officials say Most voters back senate candidates who assert Philippine sovereignty – …

From a cell in Europe, Rodrigo Duterte is set to win an election in the Philippines

Duterte’s sudden arrest and extradition to The Hague in March has sharply divided the Philippines. While some polls show that a majority of Filipinos back the international investigation, many of Duterte’s supporters believe that he is a victim of …

Detained Duterte among candidates in Philippines vote

Philippines midterm vote begins as Marcos-Duterte feud and China row flare

The Philippines began voting on Monday in midterm elections that could decide the fate of impeached Vice President Sara Duterte, whose feud with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. comes as the Southeast Asian nation grapples with both the global trade war and …

Japan set for bigger role in Philippines after SDF’s debut in key drills

A top Philippine general has said he expects the Self-Defense Forces’ involvement in both bilateral and multilateral activities to grow substantially, following the SDF’s limited participation in large-scale military activities that wrapped up last week. …

Detained ex-President Duterte is among the candidates in Philippines midterms