Asean summit begins with Myanmar likely to dominate agenda; ‘little progress expected’
PHNOM PENH, Nov 11 — Leaders of Southeast Asian nations began an annual summit on Friday that is likely to be dominated by Myanmar’s escalating...
Philippines’ Marcos to inspect storm damage as death toll hits 98
MANILA, Oct 31 — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr is set on Monday to fly over flood-submerged districts to inspect the damage after Tropical Storm...
King congratulates new Philippine president Marcos Jr
KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 — Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah congratulated Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr on his appointment as the 17th...
Philippines’ Marcos vows to thwart interference from outside powers
MANILA, May 26 — The Philippines’ President-elect Ferdinand Marcos on Thursday promised to prevent any foreign interference in the running of his country, and defend...
Philippines Congress proclaims Marcos as next president
MANILA, May 25 — A joint session of the Philippines Congress on Wednesday declared Ferdinand Marcos Jr, the son and namesake of the notorious late...
Philippines’ Marcos set for supermajority as ‘Uniteam’ dominates Congress
MANILA, May 19 — Philippines president-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr is all but certain to command a supermajority in Congress, a proclamation of winners showed on...
Philippines election win returns Marcos to power, and polarisation
MANILA, May 10 — The Philippines woke to a new but familiar political dawn on Tuesday, after an election triumph by Ferdinand Marcos Jr paved...
Prospect of Marcos revival looms as voting underway in Philippines
MANILA, May 9 — Polls opened in the Philippines on Monday in the country’s most divisive presidential election in decades, with the prospect of a...