Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Philippine presidential runner-up Robredo vows to ‘fight lies’

Philippine

Leni Robredo, the Philippines’ presidential runner-up, vowed Friday to focus on “fighting lies,” urging supporters to accept election results showing the son of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos won by a landslide. Robredo was the final hurdle in the Marcos family’s decades-long ascent back to the pinnacle of power in the country they left impoverished when … Read more

Three security guards shot dead at Philippine polling station

Philippine

Three security guards were slain Monday when gunmen opened fire at a polling place in the Philippines’ restive southern region, authorities said, as millions of people cast ballots in national elections. Elections are often tumultuous in a country with permissive gun regulations and a violent political culture, but officials claimed this season’s election season had … Read more