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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to suspend the Complicated Disability Discharge (CDD) issued to an Army officer who was permanently blinded in the line of duty, saying soldiers injured while serving the country should not be “discarded.” The President intervened in theContinue Reading
A recurring question emerges in political circles and public conversations alike as the Philippines’ political climate grows increasingly contentious: Will President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. survive the full length of his term until 2028? It is a question rooted not in prediction but in the country’s historical cycles of instability, eliteContinue Reading
COTABATO CITY, Philippines (Nov. 22, 2025) — The chief minister of the Bangsamoro region and five provincial governors signed a manifesto Wednesday expressing support for President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. amid what they described as unfounded corruption controversies surrounding his administration. The statement was signed by Bangsamoro Autonomous Region inContinue Reading
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s lighthearted remark at the 2025 Bagong Bayani Awards — joking that his wife, First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, might soon join the Cabinet — would have been harmless banter in another time. But in a government marked by frequent reshuffles, the joke lands differently. It becomesContinue Reading
IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay — The political alliance that delivered one of the biggest landslide victories in Philippine history is now fractured beyond repair. In an unexpected twist, however, Vice President Sara Duterte — once President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s most powerful ally — has become the strongest reason many Filipinos areContinue Reading
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) today is no longer the same institution that toppled — or attempted to topple — presidents in the past. And that may be a good thing for our democracy. Rumors of destabilization and whispers of a coup always find a way to resurfaceContinue Reading
MANILA, Philippines – Senator Imee Marcos has accused her own brother, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., of being a longtime cocaine user – a claim that, if true, raises a disturbing question: Was Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war only a bloody campaign against the poor, sparing the rich and powerful? The allegationContinue Reading
