The Irish Times

Protests break out as Philippines election returns a Marcos to presidency

Son of ousted dictator Ferdinand Marcos leads unofficial tally by wide margin over rivals

Tue May 10 2022 - 10:55

Ferdinand Marcos Jr on track to win Philippine presidential election

Victory for Marcos would mark political rehabilitation of family that ran notorious dictatorship

Mon May 09 2022 - 09:45

Typhoon Rai: Death toll in Philippines climbs to 208, police say

Fifty-two people missing after deadly storm hit central and southern provinces

Mon Dec 20 2021 - 06:56

Philippines reports dozens more deaths from Typhoon Rai

Widespread destruction has made it difficult to provide a clear picture of extent of damage

Sun Dec 19 2021 - 17:03

Facebook will shrug off the latest onslaught of bad press

Net Results: The latest stories will change nothing without decisive regulatory action

Thu Oct 28 2021 - 05:00

Joe Biden’s trouble? He overestimated the clamour for change

US Politics: President was elected for narrow purposes – retire Trump and give Americans a breather

Tue Oct 26 2021 - 15:32

Fintan O’Toole: There is unease about openly saying Facebook a potent enemy of democracy

Social media platform we use to talk to our families also facilitates tyranny

Tue Oct 12 2021 - 01:00

Facebook a threat to democracy and ‘biased against facts’, says Nobel winner

Network’s algorithms ‘prioritise the spread of lies laced with anger and hate over facts’

Sat Oct 09 2021 - 18:59

Journalists who took on Putin and Duterte win 2021 Nobel Peace Prize

Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov cited for their fight for freedom of expression

Fri Oct 08 2021 - 16:41

Manny Pacquiao to run for president of Philippines

Retired boxing star files his certificate for candidacy in Southeast Asian nation

Fri Oct 01 2021 - 07:06

US right caught between confronting China and courting populist strongmen

Pandering to foreign nationalists crosses from the eccentric to the self-harming

Tue Aug 10 2021 - 19:12

Two distinct populisms are at work in the world today

US Politics: The US form of populism threatens entropy, not sinister order

Tue Jul 27 2021 - 17:52

Duterte says he will not cooperate with ICC inquiry into drug war killings

Prosecutor claims crimes against humanity may have been committed in Philippines

Tue Jun 15 2021 - 08:44

ICC prosecutor seeks full inquiry into Philippines drug war killings

Government figures show more than 6,000 dealers killed by security forces since 2016

Mon Jun 14 2021 - 19:24

Were social media giants right to silence Trump?

World View: Censorship, democracy and free speech key to interference in public discourse

Sat Jan 30 2021 - 01:00

World View: How will global far-right adapt without US figurehead?

Internationalists hope Biden victory heralds wider fall in far-right fortunes

Sat Nov 28 2020 - 01:00

Philippines’ tyhpoon deaths rise to 67 as worst floods in 45 years hit north

Country hit by six cyclones in four weeks, including Vamco and Goni, the world’s most powerful this year

Sun Nov 15 2020 - 08:41

US allies express hope for fresh start after four years of Trump

World leaders congratulate Joe Biden on his victory in presidential election

Sun Nov 08 2020 - 10:09

Typhoon Goni weakens as it crosses the Philippines leaving four dead

World’s strongest storm so far this year brought powerful gusts of up to 290km/h

Sun Nov 01 2020 - 12:41

Coronavirus: Global infections approach 30 million

Trials of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine remain on hold until midweek

Tue Sept 15 2020 - 07:04

Coronavirus: Germany sees highest number of new cases in over three months

World updates: Spanish areas ban public smoking; two test positive for second time in China

Thu Aug 13 2020 - 21:16

Russia set to begin Covid-19 vaccinations within weeks

Western experts cast doubt on Vladimir Putin’s claim that new vaccine has ‘passed all necessary tests’

Tue Aug 11 2020 - 19:15

‘Democracy at the precipice’: Journalist takes on Rodrigo Duterte

Maria Ressa’s news organisation Rappler is a buffer against dictatorship in Philippines

Mon Aug 10 2020 - 18:07

WHO warns of ‘response fatigue’ as coronavirus cases surge worldwide

Many countries that believed they were past the worst ‘grappling with new outbreaks’

Sun Aug 02 2020 - 19:08

Philippines journalist Maria Ressa found guilty of ‘cyber libel’

Fierce criticism as editor of influential Rappler website faces up to six years in jail

Mon Jun 15 2020 - 10:55

Coronavirus: Lockdowns eased as cases exceed 4.2m worldwide

UK death toll passes 40,000 mark; French children start returning to school

Tue May 12 2020 - 08:25

Coronavirus: Man dies in Philippines in first death outside China

Overall death toll rises to above 300 while countries move to restrict travel from China

Sun Feb 02 2020 - 08:24

Philippines massacre: Eight jailed for life over 57 murders

Court finds senior members of influential political clan guilty of Maguindanao killings

Thu Dec 19 2019 - 09:10

Sole survivor: How Imelda Marcos strutted back to power in the Philippines

Lauren Greenfield’s remarkable film about the shoe-obsessed former first lady exposes how she lied and bought her way back into power

Sat Dec 14 2019 - 05:30

Brexit is blinding Britain to both its history and its present

Demagogic movements from around the world are reflected in UK debate over EU exit

Mon Sept 30 2019 - 01:39

Janan Ganesh: Notion of a unified world populism is a myth

US Politics: There are lots of populisms. To speak of them in the terrifying singular is alarmist

Thu Sept 12 2019 - 13:23

Rubbish shipment at centre of international spat arrives back in Canada

Containers of ‘recyclables’ shipped to Philippines held waste including disposable nappies

Sat Jun 29 2019 - 18:32

Philippines forces Canada to take back its rubbish

Shipment of 69 containers sent back after five years as global trade in plastics under microscope

Fri May 31 2019 - 12:04

Duterte endorsed in Philippines as candidates dominate election

Senate majority will allow president pass his agenda, including redrafting constitution

Tue May 14 2019 - 13:33