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MANILA, Oct 1 — The Philippines’ election season kicked off Friday with TV celebrities, political scions and at least one inmate expected to be among thousands of candidates vying for posts from president to town councillor. A week-long registration process launches a typically noisy and deadly...
'It is a circus': Philippine election season kicks off
A week-long registration process launches a noisy and deadly seven-month campaign for more than 18,000 positions
MANILA: The Philippines' election season kicked off Friday with TV celebrities, political scions and at least one inmate expected to be among thousands of candidates vying for posts from president to town councillor.A week-long registration process launches a typically noisy and deadly seven months of campaigning for more than 18,000 positions -- but the...
China sends hundreds of ships into Philippine waters, pushing Duterte back toward US Joel Gehrke © Provided by Washington Examiner China’s deployment of a “maritime militia” fleet to a disputed reef in the South China Sea has provoked Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte’s team to criticize Beijing, a rhetorical sea change that coincides with President Joe Biden’s attempt to rehabilitate military cooperation with Manila. Duterte, a brash populist who disliked President Barack Obama and called for a “separation” from the United States in 2016, tends to soften ...