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Eventual results could weaken president’s influence in Congress, undermine efforts to impeach his deputy and reshape 2028 presidential race.
A DAY after the midterm elections in the Catholic-majority Philippines, some 200 members of various groups spearheaded by poll watchdog Kontra Daya, progressive
Philippine organisation Pulse Asia Research denied releasing pre-election survey results for a couple of local races as the Southeast Asian nation held a crucial mid-term vote on May 12, 2025. Mistakes in the circulating images indicate they are inauthentic.
In this photo provided by the Presidential Communications Office, Philippines’ President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., center, shows the indelible ink on his finger after casting his ballot at a polling station in Batac City,
MANILA: Voters dealt President Ferdinand Marcos Jr a stinging blow in the Philippines' midterm elections that weakened his grip on the Senate, while boosting Vice-President Sara Duterte's allies just weeks before an impeachment trial against his deputy.
The governing body of Catholic bishops in the Philippines has not publicly endorsed senatorial candidates for the Southeast Asian nation's mid-term elections on May 12, 2025. A supposed "pastoral letter" that circulated online before the vote bore signs of fabrication.
Millions of Filipinos braved long lines and soaring temperatures Monday to vote in a mid-term election seen as choosing sides in an explosive feud between President Ferdinand Marcos and impeached
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