Julie McCarthy
Stories
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Asia
Philippine investigators say suspended prison chief ordered killing of radio host
The Philippines has been rocked by news that the highest ranking official in the country's correction bureau has been charged with the murder of a high-profile radio host.
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Asia
The economic headwinds facing Philippine President-elect Marcos are stiff
A pandemic and soaring oil prices would be a challenge for any incoming leader. But Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is the son of dictator who abused Filipinos' rights, and his mother plundered billions.
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Politics
Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., is poised to win the Philippine presidency by a landslide
Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., the son of the Philippine strongman ousted in the 1980s, has been elected in a landslide to become the Southeast Asian country's next president.
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World
The Philippines will elect a new leader Monday
Voters in the Philippines go to the polls Monday for that country's presidential elections. We take a look at the last days of the campaign there.
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Asia
Philippines' presidential election resurfaces old scandal
Ferdinand Marcos Junior, the frontrunner in the Philippines presidential election, has for decades failed to pay taxes on the estate of his late father, the country's former dictator.
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World
COVID-19 cases soar in New Zealand, in dramatic shift
New Zealand was once heralded for its handling of COVID-19. But these days, infections are rising and the government is having to cope with unrest from anti-vaccination protesters.
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World
With U.S. focused on defense, China's trade and infrastructure sweep Southeast Asia
The Biden administration hopes to make deeper inroads in Southeast Asia but lags far behind China, which has already built up major trade ties, as well as roads and a high-speed rail.
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Health
The Philippines vaccinated 7.6 million people in 3 days. Duterte demands even more
Hit hard by the pandemic, the Philippines has vaccination rates far lower than neighbors like Vietnam and Cambodia. Here's how the country is trying to up its numbers.
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World
International Criminal Court Backs Probe Of Duterte's War On Drugs In The Philippines
Officially, at least 6,000 Filipinos, mostly poor drug peddlers and addicts, have been killed in the anti-drug police operations. But rights groups say the number of victims could be four times that.
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Asia
The Family Of Rodrigo Duterte Is Shaking Up The Philippine Presidential Race
The Philippines holds national elections next year, and the question is: Who will succeed President Rodrigo Duterte? His term ends in June, and he is scrambling to arrange a successor.