Family dynasties have a stranglehold on Filipino politics — and this week was a reminder that some dynasties at the top are ...

EXECUTIVE Secretary Lucas Bersamin maintained on Tuesday, January 7, 2025, that martial law and term extension were not part of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s ...

MANILA, Philippines — Implementing martial law is not on President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s mind, following the reorganization of the National Security Council (NSC), the Palace said on Tuesday.

Malacañang yesterday lashed back at critics who linked to politics and martial law the removal of administration ally-turned-arch critic Vice President Sara Duterte from the National Security Council, ...

A mural depicts the declaration of Martial Law of former Philippine President Ferdinand Edralin Marcos Sr. while many activists denounce it. As we commemorate the 50th year anniversary of the ...

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang had strong ... Marcos' father, the late president Ferdinand Marcos Sr., declared Martial Law in 1972. The Martial Law era was rife with corruption and human ...

Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has won the presidency in the Philippines, defeating incumbent ... about his father's "track record during his martial law days." He also tapped into Duterte's power base ...

Marcos was elected president of the Philippines in 1965 ... In 1972, he declared martial law: Constitutional rights were suspended, the legislature was closed and Marcos held on to power for ...

President Marcos has no plans to declare martial law or seek a term extension, Malacañang clarified on Tuesday, amid online rumors following the ...