Maria Ressa, Nobel Peace Prize winner and CEO of Rappler discusses the role technology plays in disseminating misinformation in the Philippines Midterm elections, and compares the acts of violence under the two most recent administrations,

As results were still being tallied in Monday's Philippine mid-term election, impeached Vice President Sara Duterte released a statement just before midnight telling supporters the outcome was "not what we had hoped for".

They will affect both her role as the Philippines' current vice-president and any hopes she might have of running for the country's presidency one day, as she faces the prospect o

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.

In political rallies, Senate hearings and voter surveys ahead of Monday's midterm elections in the Philippines, China has been an overwhelming - and unusual - presence. The shadow of its giant maritime neighbour has loomed over the Philippines for years,

CIS, Duterte Youth, Probinsyano Para sa Pilipino (PPP) and 4Ps are the strongest contenders in the upcoming party-list elections, with each poised to secure the maximum three seats in the House of Representatives based on the latest voter preference survey.

In a development that has sent ripples through the Philippine legal and political spheres, Vice President Sara Duterte is facing disbarment complaints while her former chief of staff, lawyer Zuleika Lopez,