https://www.wsws.org/en/topics/country/as-philhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/06/08/dgvr-j08.htmlThe Senate standoff in the Philippines has spiraled into a constitutional crisis that Marcos is exploiting to expand his presidential powers and tear up the 1987 charter restraints.Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:39:29 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/f741978d-4c0f-48c8-9464-9bc165ab54bD/dgvr-j08.html2026-06-08T00:39:29Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/06/04/jhyx-j04.htmlSurging fuel and fertilizer prices are leading to a food crisis in the Philippines as crop yields decline.Thu, 04 Jun 2026 01:43:10 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/cb709ab5-d7af-4e26-953e-229357273f7D/jhyx-j04.html2026-06-04T01:43:10Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/26/agxz-m26.htmlUnder the cover of collaboration and so-called “collective self-defense,” Tokyo is building military networks in the Indo-Pacific through agreements with nations like the Philippines.Tue, 26 May 2026 04:24:36 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/a04ab4bd-ce77-4b64-b489-0b45871c468F/agxz-m26.html2026-05-26T04:24:36Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/14/zqde-m14.htmlThe second impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte triggered a chain of crisis events—a power grab in the Senate, an ICC arrest warrant and gunfire in the legislature—that have shaken Philippine politics.Thu, 14 May 2026 04:18:35 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/8c0340c7-0811-4086-9766-8b024f7a1b7F/zqde-m14.html2026-05-14T04:18:35Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/06/vivd-m06.htmlWashington’s largest-ever war games in the Philippines featured the first live Tomahawk firing on Philippine soil and the first Japanese combat deployment since its World War II occupation.Wed, 06 May 2026 02:29:21 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/9298c74f-274e-4b1a-beb6-cde03701fdbG/vivd-m06.html2026-05-06T02:29:21Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/04/11/frpd-a11.htmlFilipino pulp mill workers’ strike enters second month; Health workers strike over real wage cuts in Tasmania, Australia.Sat, 11 Apr 2026 01:30:28 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/3ff57952-9cf8-41f8-b1be-06f91ca0a11C/frpd-a11.html2026-04-11T01:30:28Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/03/30/qwub-m30.htmlThe claims of Chinese espionage rest on anonymous confessions and unsubstantiated military claims and are being weaponized to fuel anti-Chinese racism and sabotage a possible reorientation by the Marcos administration toward Beijing.Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:29:49 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/192ac3d8-af43-441c-96a6-c6d26bd6300O/qwub-m30.html2026-03-30T00:29:49Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/03/24/vhgb-m24.htmlWashington’s war on Iran has triggered a crippling fuel shock in the Philippines, sparking a mass transport strike and intensifying the political crisis of the US-backed Marcos regime.Tue, 24 Mar 2026 01:45:32 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/099b8559-3169-41fa-ae3f-9abf86c9282J/vhgb-m24.html2026-03-24T01:45:32Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/03/17/udbf-m17.htmlThe central lesson of People Power is not that the masses “once saved democracy” and must now do so again, but that no advance is possible so long as their struggles remain chained to any faction of the bourgeoisie.Tue, 17 Mar 2026 02:20:59 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/df3f6740-be91-406a-821d-8a267cdb010K/udbf-m17.html2026-03-17T02:20:59Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/03/02/akmb-m02.htmlThe Philippines is not being armed. It is being used as a forward staging ground in preparation for American offensive operations against China.Mon, 02 Mar 2026 03:42:07 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/a97a1dcc-f059-4a32-bfa8-36bcc5dddbdC/akmb-m02.html2026-03-02T03:42:07Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/02/16/pxuh-f16.htmlThe ouster of Imee Marcos from the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations expresses how Washington’s preparations for war with China are driving the conflict between the Duterte and Marcos factions of the Philippine elite.Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:43:34 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/47949e89-e7f8-4d96-a93e-2314827a3a1H/pxuh-f16.html2026-02-16T00:43:34Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/02/03/bhye-f03.htmlThe latest disaster is part of a long-time pattern in which ferry and maritime safety are ignored for the benefit of big business.Tue, 03 Feb 2026 02:47:32 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/94ab59a4-7a3a-4b6f-ae3d-5ac6f625b6aG/bhye-f03.html2026-02-03T02:47:32Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/01/22/cead-j22.htmlThe deals are part of a rapidly growing set of military agreements with the Philippines concluded by the United States and other imperialist powers in preparation for war with China.Thu, 22 Jan 2026 01:17:28 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/65909ec6-9f14-4e2f-ab87-f758fa12d3eK/cead-j22.html2026-01-22T01:17:28Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/01/20/kpam-j20.htmlEntirely preventable, the recent tragedy in Cebu is the result of capitalism’s drive for profit at the expense of workers’ safety and lives.Tue, 20 Jan 2026 01:14:51 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/82225465-7c98-4cf6-b3ed-0e65b6a7632K/kpam-j20.html2026-01-20T01:14:51Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/11/25/mrwh-n25.htmlThe current political crisis, fueled by immense social anger, is the sharpest since the ouster of President Estrada a quarter century ago.Tue, 25 Nov 2025 05:10:13 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/d7d65b7a-b789-4ab4-a727-e91703afb0bE/mrwh-n25.html2025-11-25T05:10:13Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/11/11/jovu-n11.htmlThe intensity of storms is being driven by climate change, a result of capitalism which places corporate profit before the needs of the working class and society as a whole.Tue, 11 Nov 2025 04:37:04 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/31110a87-08cb-4518-9152-8374365c4b0J/jovu-n11.html2025-11-11T04:37:04Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/11/04/lgcq-n04.htmlTask Force Philippines will place the supervision and control of maritime confrontations between the Philippines and China under the command of a US general.Tue, 04 Nov 2025 03:22:27 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/0b717929-d675-46f5-a8d4-33bbebef306O/lgcq-n04.html2025-11-04T03:22:27Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/10/07/zezu-o07.htmlHundreds are now living in open fields under tarpaulins or borrowed tents. In San Remigio, nearly 1,000 people are staying in two tent cities.Tue, 07 Oct 2025 04:09:07 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/5981ca90-7aec-4345-9324-5fbf06704cfO/zezu-o07.html2025-10-07T04:09:07Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/09/30/rgrl-s30.htmlThe Super Typhoon was the most intense tropical storm of 2025 so far, with climate change creating the conditions for such events to become more frequent.Tue, 30 Sep 2025 02:50:05 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/68966029-8092-4d7e-8ca2-b1f88802170K/rgrl-s30.html2025-09-30T02:50:05Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/09/22/zhyf-s22.htmlThe emergence of corruption charges over the past four months is bound up with the political volatility of the Asia-Pacific region as it confronts the uncertainty and economic havoc of the Trump tariffs, and the mounting danger of war between the US and China.Mon, 22 Sep 2025 04:14:43 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/ef4ae83b-b026-4dd6-b2b9-251a4fa8b8aK/zhyf-s22.html2025-09-22T04:14:43Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/07/23/jgmr-j23.htmlThe visit by Marcos was the first official trip by a South East Asian leader to the United States during Trump’s second term.Wed, 23 Jul 2025 04:22:59 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/0bf9edaf-1c9f-473c-b72d-64abcab6c15C/jgmr-j23.html2025-07-23T04:22:59Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/07/14/hpvr-j14.htmlThe ASEAN communique did not name the US, but its opposition to the tariffs was obvious, expressing concern over “rising global trade tensions and growing uncertainties” and “unilateral actions relating to tariffs.”Mon, 14 Jul 2025 04:33:35 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/d7c8055d-fe0c-4308-b459-b0737372727B/hpvr-j14.html2025-07-14T04:33:35Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/05/16/wysv-m16.htmlPhilippine governments have used extrajudicial killings and state terror to suppress working-class anger over declining living conditions and opposition to US-led war preparations against China.Fri, 16 May 2025 02:39:07 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/11519d4b-3b1b-4996-bf34-7a0e00e4342E/wysv-m16.html2025-05-16T02:39:07Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/05/13/xrws-m13.htmlFor the ruling elite the election was a referendum over geopolitical ties. For the mass of voters it was an expression of anger over the social crisis they confront.Tue, 13 May 2025 03:29:42 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/70bf8e6e-05e5-47c4-9920-d91be4c37bbE/xrws-m13.html2025-05-13T03:29:42Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/04/24/octw-a24.htmlThe war games are an immense provocation, a combined and coordinated simulation of war with China over Taiwan and the South China Sea.Thu, 24 Apr 2025 03:05:05 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/51d682ee-3fde-4a22-83e2-c1dd0c54be4O/octw-a24.html2025-04-24T03:05:05Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/03/29/lnwe-m29.htmlThe US secretary of defense’s press conference in Manila is indicative of the openly aggressive face of US imperialism under Trump. He spoke of “preparing for war” and “war plans.”Sat, 29 Mar 2025 02:49:47 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/1a8cd842-5be6-4083-be7f-44d141f05f6A/lnwe-m29.html2025-03-29T02:49:47Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/03/21/gqiv-m21.htmlFood production is subordinated to the profit interests of a tiny layer of wealthy landlords and ruling elites while the working class and rural poor are left to suffer.Fri, 21 Mar 2025 01:22:10 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/d9d63f73-3e3e-46db-b653-954ff552500I/gqiv-m21.html2025-03-21T01:22:10Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/03/12/crge-m12.htmlThe arrest and extradition of Duterte expresses the intensity of the ongoing political warfare among the Philippine elite over the country’s geopolitical orientation.Wed, 12 Mar 2025 03:58:38 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/10ed590f-2a7f-45bf-8470-240efa2e82cA/crge-m12.html2025-03-12T03:58:38Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/03/01/rmdd-m01.htmlOver the past month, France, Australia, Japan, Canada, New Zealand—following Washington’s lead—have each staged war games or concluded alliances with Manila targeting China.Sat, 01 Mar 2025 03:37:15 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/79ee11e0-fa9d-4ad0-92d5-e507bf5517bH/rmdd-m01.html2025-03-01T03:37:15Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/02/20/wpip-f20.htmlWhen Trump speaks of his admiration for McKinley, he expresses the desire of the rapacious American oligarchy to return to open colonial rule and the conquest and annexation of territories.Thu, 20 Feb 2025 05:07:38 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/cbf841ad-61b3-40a0-98c1-8554b1cd2c8D/wpip-f20.html2025-02-20T05:07:38Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/02/12/bppk-f12.htmlIt is the conflict between the United States and China that is being fought out in the upcoming election, and the impeachment is the opening salvo.Wed, 12 Feb 2025 02:43:49 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/16e59b20-c822-4f63-bd7c-00fccad5cbeE/bppk-f12.html2025-02-12T02:43:49Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/01/29/jjvh-j29.htmlThe election will be referendum between pro-US and pro-China camps of the elite, and more than any other factor will be shaped by speculation over relations with Trump’s America.Wed, 29 Jan 2025 05:24:01 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/e036be62-21bb-490e-9342-3b26370b326M/jjvh-j29.html2025-01-29T05:24:01Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/12/05/jjjp-d05.htmlThe war plans of Washington against China involve the return of Japanese militarism to the Philippines, a country it occupied and ravaged during World War II.Thu, 05 Dec 2024 02:38:37 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/4d91f5a6-139d-44f0-b486-93e74150109K/jjjp-d05.html2024-12-05T02:38:37Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/11/28/nlih-n28.htmlDriving the crisis are Washington’s preparations for war with China, far advanced, that have riven the Philippine ruling class.Thu, 28 Nov 2024 02:13:41 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/507e3fd4-1094-4660-a883-3bdaf10ec3fD/nlih-n28.html2024-11-28T02:13:41Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/11/27/naiu-n27.htmlThrough Task Force Ayungin, Washington is overseeing and directing Manila’s escalating confrontations with China in the South China Sea.Wed, 27 Nov 2024 03:11:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/6a3b8a23-9b96-4bcc-a3c3-cc93c0bca04B/naiu-n27.html2024-11-27T03:11:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/11/04/voev-n04.htmlA planned and internationally coordinated approach to mitigate and avoid the catastrophic impact of storms and other natural disasters is impossible under capitalism.Mon, 04 Nov 2024 02:42:49 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/0e69d8c6-ccbe-4e9c-a3d1-20348edc048C/voev-n04.html2024-11-04T02:42:49Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/09/25/zkhv-s25.htmlArmed with a Tomahawk missile, the system is capable of striking the South China Sea, all of mainland Southeast Asia and Taiwan, and the entire eastern portion of China as far north as Beijing.Wed, 25 Sep 2024 04:37:19 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/ddfbd31a-7f56-40e2-b1d7-e86f4a8bca4I/zkhv-s25.html2024-09-25T04:37:19Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/09/21/ojey-s21.htmlAs with every major disaster, the effects expose the incompatibility of human life with the profit system based on exploitation and national rivalry.Sat, 21 Sep 2024 02:36:21 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/b59f57bd-0ef3-49b7-875f-db02927ad47N/ojey-s21.html2024-09-21T02:36:21Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/09/18/fsbl-s18.htmlThe decisive factor that has brought the Philippines to the brink of war with China, while Malaysian relations with China remain comparatively peaceful, is the involvement of the United States.Wed, 18 Sep 2024 02:58:17 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/d0349373-3ec4-4800-ba18-60d6e07df0dI/fsbl-s18.html2024-09-18T02:58:17Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/09/11/vnxw-s11.htmlEach resupply mission is being secretly conducted as a joint military operation between the Philippines and United States.Wed, 11 Sep 2024 05:35:08 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/1bdd2b96-7ec7-4c28-9290-caedc176f76K/vnxw-s11.html2024-09-11T05:35:08Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/08/07/gpyp-a07.htmlPistorius used his numerous appearances, speeches and interviews in Hawaii, South Korea and the Philippines to underline Germany's new great power aspirations. Wed, 07 Aug 2024 04:15:07 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/3209309b-740f-4cbb-95a9-ce6b7175f8dN/gpyp-a07.html2024-08-07T04:15:07Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/08/03/fgnk-a03.htmlBlinken announced that the US would be providing $US500 million in additional military funding for the Philippines to “boost security collaboration.” Sat, 03 Aug 2024 02:39:57 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/f139754c-c44e-4be0-ba7d-e8b3280218fI/fgnk-a03.html2024-08-03T02:39:57Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/07/31/iqyz-j31.htmlAuthorities in Manila are attempting to downplay the oil leak in Manila Bay in order to defend profits and the capitalist system, which ultimately causes these accidents.Wed, 31 Jul 2024 03:46:01 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/e5f73e57-42e4-4a76-9258-d8238e90613M/iqyz-j31.html2024-07-31T03:46:01Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/07/10/yuss-j10.htmlThe growing military cooperation between Manila and Tokyo is being led by the US as it seeks to strengthen alliances throughout Asia in preparation for war with China.Wed, 10 Jul 2024 03:51:04 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/b2d541e0-0e21-4b62-a8de-05c467d67faJ/yuss-j10.html2024-07-10T03:51:04Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/06/29/snoo-j29.htmlWhile Washington and its allies denounce Chinese “provocations,” US imperialism has been instrumental in transforming the South China Sea into a dangerous flashpoint for war with China.Sat, 29 Jun 2024 04:51:14 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/ea7a4248-d95e-4f20-861e-1d32fbe5520G/snoo-j29.html2024-06-29T04:51:14Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/06/21/zkuv-j21.htmlThe vicious and racist campaign is designed to justify the fact that the US is turning the Philippines into a base for launching a war against China and to demonize anti-war sentiment.Fri, 21 Jun 2024 03:15:17 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/67f5dbe8-4c93-42ff-bf6d-b2498007396E/zkuv-j21.html2024-06-21T03:15:17Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/06/20/mvdr-j20.htmlTensions in the South China Sea, as in much of the world, are at a fever pitch. Washington is goading the Philippines into provoking war with China.Thu, 20 Jun 2024 01:54:58 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/8199d214-65f4-42b3-ac1b-6ea9c5e4893E/mvdr-j20.html2024-06-20T01:54:58Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/06/17/9668-j17.htmlMurderous in its own right, the anti-vaccine crusade of the Pentagon is part of a vast online apparatus of lies and propaganda run by the US government.Mon, 17 Jun 2024 04:05:04 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/dc96107b-88b4-4211-b828-90b03187cdaD/9668-j17.html2024-06-17T04:05:04Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/05/06/qnje-m06.htmlA meeting of the defence chiefs of the US, Japan, Australia and the Philippines is another significant step in Washington’s encirclement of China in preparation for war.Mon, 06 May 2024 04:40:24 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/48f857ba-4ae4-423f-ae97-7b46a9aabd0C/qnje-m06.html2024-05-06T04:40:24Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/04/22/bpcp-a22.htmlUS and Philippine provocations are deliberately fueling tensions over unresolved territorial disputes in the South China Sea.Mon, 22 Apr 2024 01:51:35 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/c54ad8c5-b764-4440-ac5c-30ccca66a69L/bpcp-a22.html2024-04-22T01:51:35Z