Topic: Rodrigo Duterte

A Pablo Picasso painting bought by late Philippines dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. and his wife Imelda, or a copy of it, has been spotted in her home eight years after it had been selected to be seized.

Thirty-six years after his dictator father was ousted, Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is poised to become the next president of the Philippines in a stunning return to power for the infamous political dynasty.

Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the 64-year-old son and namesake of the infamous dictator, appeared headed to the country's presidency on Monday evening with an enormous lead over challenger Leni Robredo in an unofficial tally.

On the eve of the Philippine presidential election, supporters of candidate Leni Robredo are hoping she will be able to pull off an upset victory driven by a "pink wave" grassroots movement.

On Monday, the Philippines' 67.5 million registered voters will head to the polls to choose the successor to strongman President Rodrigo Duterte, with the son of dictator Ferdinand Marcos the heavy favorite to win.

For decades, the name "Ferdinand Marcos" struck anger and fear in most Filipinos, and any association with the late dictator might have been the kiss of death for a political campaign. Not any more.

The United States and the Philippines opened one of their largest-ever joint military exercises on Monday against the backdrop of an increasingly assertive China in the disputed South China Sea.

The death toll from Super Typhoon Rai, which left a trail of devastation across Philippines, has been raised to 31, emergency officials said Saturday. 

Two journalists from the Philippines and Russia received their Nobel Peace Prizes on Friday in a ceremony in Oslo, Norway.

Apollo Quiboloy, the leader of a Philippines-based megachurch and a purported friend to the archipelago nation's president, Rodrigo Duterte, has been charge with sex trafficking women and girls.