(New York, June 28, 2012) – President Benigno Aquino III of the Philippines has not fulfilled his promises to hold accountable the security forces responsible for serious abuses since taking office ...

MANILA, PhilippinesMANILA, Philippines — Muslim guerrillas said Sunday that they were ready to enter into peace talks with Philippine president-apparent Benigno Aquino III after years of little ...

A failure to tackle systemic corruption, support for “immoral” laws and an inability to lift the poor from poverty will taint Philippines President Benigno Aquino’s legacy as he prepares to leave ...

(New York) – President Benigno Aquino III should sign into law a bill criminalizing enforced disappearances in the Philippines, Human Rights Watch said today. The Philippine Congress passed the bill, ...

Right now as you read this blog entry, there's an ongoing impeachment trial in the Philippine Senate against Renato Corona, the country's top judge. This political exercise, which is being streamed ...

For the past two years, several governments, corporations, and academics from across the Asia-Pacific region have repeatedly asked me about a single issue: Whether the departure of President Benigno ...

Just three years into his tenure as president, Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III has managed to transform the Philippines from the sick man of Asia into one of its most promising players. The country’s ...

Benigno ‘Noynoy’ Aquino was inaugurated yesterday as the fifteenth president of the Philippines. Large sections of the Philippine bourgeoisie and middle classes have greeted his installation as ...

Former Philippine foreign secretary Albert del Rosario being greeted by U.S. defense secretary Ashton Carter before a bilateral meeting back in 2013. Credit: Flickr/Department of Defense The next ...

Unlike his scandal-plagued predecessor Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo — who left office as the most unpopular post-Marcos president — it has long seemed that Benigno S. ‘Noynoy’ Aquino III, could do no wrong ...

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Wednesday said the P351-billion flood control master plan from the Aquino administration was not received by Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) ...