Former Dictator’s Son Enters Presidential Race in the Philippines

Ferdinand Marcos Jr. joins the former boxing champion Manny Pacquiao in seeking to succeed Rodrigo Duterte in next year’s election.

Duterte Says He Will Retire Rather Than Seek the Vice Presidency

The Philippine president, whose term ends next year, had been expected to seek the No. 2 office, but said he would not do so “in obedience to the will of the people.”

Manny Pacquiao Retires, Saying ‘My Time as a Boxer Is Over’

Pacquiao, who won titles in a record eight weight classes over a 26-year career, now turns his attention to his bid for the presidency of the Philippines.

Boxer Manny Pacquiao Joins Philippine Presidential Race

The country’s best-known athlete already holds a seat in the Senate and has faced tough opposition from President Rodrigo Duterte.

Philippines Is Defiant as Hague Court Announces Full Drug War Inquiry

The International Criminal Court will investigate the killings of thousands under President Rodrigo Duterte. His lawyer says it has no authority to do so.

How Rodrigo Duterte Can Stay No. 1 by Becoming No. 2

The president of the Philippines says he’ll run for the vice presidency next year. Critics see a plot to avoid prosecution for the killings in his drug war.

Overwhelmed by Chinese Fleets, Filipino Fishermen ‘Protest and Adapt’

Beijing’s aggression in the South China Sea has harmed the fishermen’s livelihood for years, and now the lessons of Scarborough Shoal are playing out elsewhere in the disputed waters.

Ex-Mayor on Duterte’s ‘Narco Politician’ List Is Killed

The death came three days after the International Criminal Court’s departing chief prosecutor requested a full investigation into the bloody war on drugs in the Philippines.