Michael Beltran

A visit by VP Kamala Harris has revitalised a military pact and shown how Bongbong Marcos views America’s regional role.

Whether in relations with the United States or China, the Philippines remains a plaything in power politics.

Manny Pacquiao is famously conservative. By turning on Rodrigo Duterte, the boxer-senator wants to deliver a knock-out.

Entering his last year in office, the Philippine president’s campaign promises ring hollow. The question is what’s next.

With Covid cases rising, the Duterte administration keeps doing the same thing but somehow expects a different result.

A campaign by the daughter of the Philippines’ Rodrigo Duterte hovers somewhere between rumour and reality.

Accusation as a communist – “red-tagging” – is a potential death sentence, which doesn’t stop some from using it.

The Philippine president has pinned hopes on a miracle solution to the Covid crisis while gutting effective responses.

Quite literally a cha-cha.