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Philippines' Marcos taps former military chief as defence minister

Philippine President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr has appointed former military chief Jose Faustino as the Southeast Asian country's next defence minister in his cabinet, his press secretary said on Friday.

Reuters

Top U.S. official meets Philippines' Marcos to boost "longstanding alliance"

Philippine President-elect Ferdinand Marcos met with a top U.S. official in Manila on Thursday, underscoring efforts to preserve an alliance strained by incumbent leader Rodrigo Duterte's animosity toward Washington and his embrace of Beijing.

Reuters

“Haunted by Our Continuing Pain”: Martial Law Survivors React to Marcos Restoration

Survivors of martial law in the Philippines gathered in the wake of the restoration of the Marcos family to power. They fear a return of the worst abuses from the era.

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Sea feud with China flares as Marcos prepares for presidency

The Philippine government has announced a new diplomatic protest against China over disputes in the South China Sea

The Independent UK

Marcos era survivors call for truth as new Marcos rises

Ferdinand Marcos Jr will become president on June 30 amid concern the brutality of his father’s regime is being erased.

Al Jazeera

Philippines election result is a win for dynasty politics

Alliance between Ferdinand Marcos Jr and Sara Duterte reinforces power of influential families

The Guardian - UK

The Philippines unleashed 'death squads' on suspected drug users. Will Bongbong Marcos end the war?

Rodrigo Duterte was elected as President in 2016 on a promise to wage war on drugs in the Philippines. Now, as he prepares to leave office, many are wondering whether his successor will address the thousands of deaths at the hands of police and vigilantes.

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'Brutal' president claims he's nothing like Putin because he 'only kills criminals'

Rodrigo Duterte, the controversial outgoing President of the Philippines, says comparisons to Vladimir Putin are unfair as he is more selective of the people he puts to death

Daily Mirror

Philippines: the challenges ahead for the new president Marcos

The prospects for the Philippines under newly elected president Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos have as much to do with a murky past as they do with modern challenges. Electing the son of a former dictator may make no sense to many on the outside, or to the many liberals inside the…

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Live updates | Philippines leader rebukes Putin for killings

Outgoing Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte sharply criticized Russian leader Vladimir Putin for the killings of innocent civilians in Ukraine, saying while the two of them have been tagged as killers, “I kill criminals, I don’t kill children and the elderly.”

The Independent UK

Battles being fought in eastern Ukraine could determine the country’s fate, Ukraine’s defence ministry spokesperson says – as it happened

This live blog is now closed, you can find our latest coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war here

The Guardian - AU

Duterte hits Putin: I kill criminals, not children, elders

Outgoing Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has sharply criticized Russian leader Vladimir Putin for the killings of innocent civilians in Ukraine, saying while the two of them have been tagged as killers, “I kill criminals, I don’t kill children and the elderly.”

The Independent UK

Victims of Duterte’s drug war in Philippines exhumed as leases run out on their graves

Bereaved must find funds to cremate loved ones or face having them buried in a common grave

The Guardian - UK

Philippine Supreme Court petition seeks to cancel candidacy of President-elect Marcos

The petition, filed Tuesday, seeks to disqualify Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s candidacy post-election on the grounds that he lied about not committing any crimes — a requirement to run for president.

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Marcos-Duterte alliance shows cracks after historic election win

MANILA, Philippines — Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Sara Duterte joined forces to pull off the biggest Philippine election win in four decades. The question now is whether they can stay united over the next six years.

Reuters

Philippines' Marcos set for supermajority as 'Uniteam' dominates Congress

Philippines president-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr is all but certain to command a supermajority in Congress, a proclamation of winners showed on Wednesday, boosting chances of advancing his legislative agenda when he takes power next month.

The Guardian - UK

The return of a Marcos to power in the Philippines is a warning to the world

Legacy and social media combined to glamorise ‘Bongbong’ Marcos’ family name, says Nicole Curato, a professor of political sociology

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Nobel laureate fears SNS used to 'manipulate minds'

MANILA -- Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa has expressed concerns over the way powerful people disseminate self-aggrandizing information online to elicit public support.

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What a Marcos Jr Presidency in the Philippines Means for Geopolitics

The Philippines might be Asia’s oldest democracy, but the continued appetite for strongman rule demonstrates a deep ambivalence about liberal democracy’s promises of political equality and rule of law and the likely continuation of the public’s acceptance of the autocratic practices that characterized Duterte’s presidency.

Bangkok Post

Politics and peril for Asian women

The political landscape in Asia has been very dynamic lately, but it is a disappointment to me personally that events have not been kind to women.

Bangkok Post

Marcos victory no surprise

This week saw the people of the Philippines elect the son and namesake of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos to power -- paving the way for the return of the Marcos clan into the halls of Malacanang Palace some 36 years after they were chased out of it during the People's…

Daily Mirror

Outgoing Philippines president vows to kill at least 3 more drug lords before he goes

Rodrigo Duterte has led a bloody campaign against the drugs trade during his six years in power and vowed to "finish" a few more drugs criminals in the coming weeks

The Independent UK

Allies of Marcos Jr. set to dominate Philippine Congress

Allies of Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the presumptive next president of the Philippines, appear set to dominate both chambers of Congress, alarming activists after the late dictator son's apparent election victory restored his family to the seat of power

Bangkok Post

What's wrong with the Philippines?

'Bongbong" Marcos didn't just win the presidential election in the Philippines this week. He won it by a two-to-one landslide, despite the fact that he is the extremely entitled son of a former president who stole at least US$10 billion and a mother who spent the loot partly on the…

The Hindu

Rise of the son: On the landslide victory of Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in the Philippines

Marcos Jr. should disown his father's legacy if he is serious about restoring political accountability

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