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Alice Guo attends a Philippine Senate hearing last month. Photo: Reuters

Alarm in Philippines as new evidence links Alice Guo to Chinese espionage

With Guo accused of soliciting funds from a gaming kingpin and confessed Chinese ‘asset’, concerns grow over foreign infiltration via Pogos.

With Guo accused of soliciting funds from a gaming kingpin and confessed Chinese ‘asset’, concerns grow over foreign infiltration via Pogos

1 Oct 2024 - 12:00PMvideocam

Explainer | Who is winning the fight for the South China Sea’s resources?

1 Oct 2024 - 9:00AMvideocam

Philippines set to file criminal case against Chinese businessman Tony Yang

25 Sep 2024 - 4:51PMvideocam

ICC probe on Duterte may be ‘final card’ for Marcos administration as rift deepens

The ICC’s investigation is focused on extrajudicial killings, and the Marcos administration’s stance on cooperating with the ICC remains unclear.

20 Sep 2024 - 12:00PMvideocam

China wants to win over the Philippines. Are its ‘indirect mechanisms’ working?

Despite extensive media partnerships, scepticism among Filipinos hampers China’s influence efforts, a report by US-based AidData finds.

17 Sep 2024 - 3:09PMvideocam

Philippine ‘Son of God’ pastor pleads not guilty to child abuse, trafficking

Apollo Quiboloy, a long-time friend of former president Rodrigo Duterte, is on a US Federal Bureau of Investigation’s ‘most wanted’ list.

13 Sep 2024 - 5:18PM

Feud between Duterte and Marcos camps worsens over embezzlement allegations

The budget for Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio’s office has been slashed as she alleges an impeachment ‘plot’ against her.

13 Sep 2024 - 12:00PMvideocam

Cutouts of President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr and VP Sara Duterte-Carpio displayed at a protest along a road leading to the Philippine Congress in Quezon City. Photo: EPA-EFE

‘Alarming details’ uncovered in allegations against Philippine celebrity preacher

Apollo Quiboloy faces a raft of charges in the Philippines and the US including sex trafficking, money laundering and child abuse.

11 Sep 2024 - 9:53PMvideocam

Philippine pastor’s arrest seen as major blow to Duterte’s political fortunes

Critics of the former president say the arrest of Apollo Quiboloy is a sign the ‘Dutertes’ walls of impunity are crumbling’.

10 Sep 2024 - 5:17PMvideocam

Philippines arrests celebrity pastor for sex crimes

The pastor – ex-President Duterte’s spiritual adviser – is accused of sex trafficking and sex abuse, and is on the FBI’s ‘most wanted’ list.

9 Sep 2024 - 12:34AM

Apollo Quiboloy, a politically-connected Philippine pastor accused of child sex trafficking and other offences, has been arrested, Manila said on Sunday. File photo: AFP

‘We wasted 6 years’: Philippines seeks naval self-reliance as China threat grows

As clashes in the South China Sea intensify, Manila’s shift towards local shipbuilding is seen as essential for countering Beijing’s growing maritime influence.

2 Sep 2024 - 11:30AMvideocam

Chinese personnel look at the BRP Sierra Madre, a dilapidated World War II-era Philippine navy vessel grounded at Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea. Photo: China Coast Guard/Handout via Xinhua

Philippines VP Sara Duterte ‘goes on the offensive’ in budget hearing

The vice-president has been in the spotlight since she resigned in June from President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr’s cabinet, turning the two families’ alliance into bitter rivalry as both sides seek to strengthen their coalitions.

28 Aug 2024 - 7:54PMvideocam

Opinion | China fears turn foreign policy into a Philippines’ midterm election issue

Domestic issues tend to top Philippine voters’ concerns, but recent events could make Ferdinand Marcos’ foreign policy a decisive factor.

28 Aug 2024 - 12:00AMvideocam

Philippines in ‘tragic state’ as discontent over Marcos Jnr’s governance grows

Marcos Jnr’s moves against the shadowy Duterte-linked Pastor Quiboloy have collided with a surging anti-graft movement demanding reform.

27 Aug 2024 - 3:08PM

Anti-riot police block supporters of religious leader Apollo Quiboloy as they stage a protest rally outside the Kingdom of Jesus Christ compound in Davao City on Monday. Photo: EPA-EFE

Asian Angle | Why the Philippines should rethink its South China Sea name-and-shame game

Manila’s transparency strategy to expose Beijing’s transgressions has paid off, to an extent. But it won’t change China’s behaviour.

25 Aug 2024 - 11:00AMvideocam

Philippine and Chinese coastguard vessels during an incident in the South China Sea earlier this month. Photo: China Coast Guard via Weibo/Handout via Reuters

Bombshell claims link Philippines’ Duterte clan to huge meth smuggling scheme

A convicted trafficker’s explosive testimony has implicated the former first family in the very narcotics trade they vowed to eradicate.

24 Aug 2024 - 7:00PMvideocam

Sara Duterte’s children’s book sparks controversy, budget debate in Philippines

A book written by Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte sparked controversy after a senator questioned the use of taxpayer funds for its printing.

23 Aug 2024 - 8:38PM

Amid Philippine clan wars, VP Sara Duterte could be ‘very dangerous’ to Marcos

Duterte-Carpio and her allies are fighting back against Marcos Jnr’s attempts to dismantle her influence, resurrect drug war charges.

14 Aug 2024 - 10:52AMvideocam

Effigies of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr (left) and Vice-President Sara Duterte are seen as protesters march to congress during a demonstration coinciding with Marcos Jnr’s State of the Nation Address, in Manila on July 22. Photo: AFP

As Duterte gears up for Philippine polls, his fugitive ally may get in the way

Former president Rodrigo Duterte still supports Apollo Quiboloy despite the evangelist facing human trafficking and fraud allegations.

13 Aug 2024 - 4:40PMvideocam

Philippine news site Rappler allowed to continue operating

Rappler’s co-founder Maria Ressa, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2021, was a vocal critic of former president Rodrigo Duterte and the deadly drug war he launched in 2016.

9 Aug 2024 - 6:07PMvideocam

Philippines looks to diversify project funding beyond China amid maritime row

Manila backed out of the Belt and Road Initiative last year after Beijing became unresponsive to its funding requests for railway projects.

4 Aug 2024 - 3:33PM

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr, US President Joe Biden and Japanese PM Fumio Kishida pose in the White House in Washington on April 11. Photo: AP

Marcos, Duterte’s bitter break-up portends major shake-up in Philippine politics

Attacks from both sides from grown more heated since the vice-president snubbed President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr’s State of the Nation Address.

1 Aug 2024 - 8:00AMvideocam

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr (R) and Vice President Sara Duterte attend an education-related event in Manila on Jan. 25. Photo: Kyodo

Is the ICC closing in on Philippines’ Rodrigo Duterte over drug war probe?

Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra says ICC has formally asked Manila for help to interview five individuals over their role in the drug war.

31 Jul 2024 - 10:00AM

An America under Trump 2.0 makes Asia anxious – again

Asian nations are watching the 2024 US election with trepidation, worried a Trump comeback could upend the geopolitical landscape once more.

27 Jul 2024 - 9:31AMvideocam

Philippine officials slam deepfake video of Marcos Jnr allegedly doing drugs

Analysts say the technology used to make the video represents an increasingly serious threat to the Philippines.

23 Jul 2024 - 8:17PMvideocam

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr delivers his annual State of the Nation Address in Manila on July 22, 2024. Photo: AFP

‘A lot of red flags’: Philippines freezes alleged Chinese spy mayor’s assets

Officials say Guo is hiding from arrest as she faces a widening money-laundering probe into her links to illegal offshore gaming operations.

16 Jul 2024 - 4:55PMvideocam

Bamban Mayor Alice Guo. Photo: Facebook/AliceLealGuo

China looms large as Philippines-Japan defence pact heads for Senate showdown

Philippines’ Senate foreign relations chief Imee Marcos, the president’s own sister, has vowed to scrutinise ‘every word’ of the landmark deal.

13 Jul 2024 - 12:13PMvideocam

Philippine plunder lawsuit adds to ex-president Duterte’s legal woes

Former leader accused of awarding infrastructure projects worth US$114 million to the family of his aide Christopher Go.

5 Jul 2024 - 3:33PMvideocam

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Rodrigo Duterte

Rodrigo 'Rody' Roa Duterte was the 16th President of the Philippines. The former lawyer and mayor of Davao built a reputation on fighting crime and corruption. He had a zero-tolerance policy against drug traffickers, organised crime and vowed to re-introduce the death penalty.

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27 August, 2024