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5 Global Elections To Watch In 2025
The coming 12 months cant promise the bumper crop of elections we saw during 2024, when countries home to about half the worlds population headed to the polls. Still, voters will cast ballots in several important elections throughout the year.
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Rodrigo Duterte's Daughter Sworn In As Philippines Vice President
Sara Duterte-Carpio, daughter of outgoing Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, was sworn in as the country's 15th vice president on Sunday, calling for national unity following a divisive election campaign.
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Missing Picasso Painting Spotted At Home Of Former Philippines First Lady After Son's Election Win
A missing Pablo Picasso painting was recently spotted at the home of the Philippines' former first lady, Imelda Marcos, as she celebrated her son's presidential victory.
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Philippines Polls: Late Dictator's Son Wins Presidential Election
The son of late Philippines dictator Ferdinand Marcos won a landslide presidential election victory Tuesday, as Filipino voters dismissed warnings his rise could put their fragile democracy at risk.
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Late Dictator's Son Vs Rights Lawyer: What's At Stake In Philippines Polls
Philippine voters head to the polls on Monday in a presidential election shaping up as a rematch between the son and namesake of the country's late dictator and the human rights lawyer who narrowly beat him in the 2016 vice presidential contest.
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Facebook Accounts Removed in Philippines Ahead of Elections to Curb Misinformation: Meta
Meta has removed Facebook accounts, pages, and groups in the Philippines due to concerns regarding spread of hate speech and misinformation. It also stated that advertisers would have to include 'Paid for by' disclaimers in ads related to the election.
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Twitter Suspends 300 Accounts Supporting Son Of Ex Philippines Dictator In Elections
Twitter has suspended hundreds of accounts reportedly linked to supporters of Philippine presidential frontrunner Ferdinand Marcos Jr, which the social media giant said had violated its rules on manipulation and spam.
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Philippines Vice President May Run For President In May 2022 Elections
Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo will decide this week if she will run for president, her spokesman said Sunday, after her arch-rival and incumbent Rodrigo Duterte declared he was retiring from politics.
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Ex-Boxer Philippine Icon Manny Pacquiao Enters Presidential Ring
Newly retired boxing icon Manny Pacquiao was the first to file his candidacy to be the next president of the Philippines at the start of registration for thousands of political posts in what is expected to be a hotly contested election in May.
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'Widow Candidate' Tradition In Philippines' Deadly Polls
Gertrudes Batocabe never wanted to enter the Philippines' cutthroat politics, but after her husband was shot dead, allegedly by a rival in next week's midterm election, she felt bound to take his place.
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Philippines UN Envoy New Foreign Secretary As President Revamps Cabinet
The Philippines' ambassador to the United Nations was named the country's new foreign secretary on Friday, the first of several cabinet changes expected ahead of mid-term elections next year.
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Philippines Mayor Shot Dead Inside His Office By Unidentified Attackers
The mayor of Ronda, a city in central Philippines, was shot dead on Wednesday morning when several men broke into his office, marking the 16th elected local official to be assassinated under the current administration.
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Rodrigo Duterte May Quit If Ex-Dictator's Son Becomes Vice President
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte could step down if the son of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos succeeds in overturning his 2016 vice presidential election defeat, Duterte's spokesman said on Thursday.
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Sensing A Fellow Foul Mouth, Philippines' Duterte Does Not Want To Tangle With Donald Trump
Philippines' foul-mouthed president seems to think a kindred spirit has just been elected to sit in the White House.
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Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte Congratulates Donald Trump, Wants To Work Together - Minister
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte offered "warm congratulations" to US president-elect Donald Trump and looks forward to working with him to enhance relations, a Philippine minister said on Wednesday.
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5 Global Elections To Watch In 2025
The coming 12 months cant promise the bumper crop of elections we saw during 2024, when countries home to about half the worlds population headed to the polls. Still, voters will cast ballots in several important elections throughout the year.
-
Rodrigo Duterte's Daughter Sworn In As Philippines Vice President
Sara Duterte-Carpio, daughter of outgoing Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, was sworn in as the country's 15th vice president on Sunday, calling for national unity following a divisive election campaign.
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Missing Picasso Painting Spotted At Home Of Former Philippines First Lady After Son's Election Win
A missing Pablo Picasso painting was recently spotted at the home of the Philippines' former first lady, Imelda Marcos, as she celebrated her son's presidential victory.
-
Philippines Polls: Late Dictator's Son Wins Presidential Election
The son of late Philippines dictator Ferdinand Marcos won a landslide presidential election victory Tuesday, as Filipino voters dismissed warnings his rise could put their fragile democracy at risk.
-
Late Dictator's Son Vs Rights Lawyer: What's At Stake In Philippines Polls
Philippine voters head to the polls on Monday in a presidential election shaping up as a rematch between the son and namesake of the country's late dictator and the human rights lawyer who narrowly beat him in the 2016 vice presidential contest.
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Facebook Accounts Removed in Philippines Ahead of Elections to Curb Misinformation: Meta
Meta has removed Facebook accounts, pages, and groups in the Philippines due to concerns regarding spread of hate speech and misinformation. It also stated that advertisers would have to include 'Paid for by' disclaimers in ads related to the election.
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Twitter Suspends 300 Accounts Supporting Son Of Ex Philippines Dictator In Elections
Twitter has suspended hundreds of accounts reportedly linked to supporters of Philippine presidential frontrunner Ferdinand Marcos Jr, which the social media giant said had violated its rules on manipulation and spam.
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Philippines Vice President May Run For President In May 2022 Elections
Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo will decide this week if she will run for president, her spokesman said Sunday, after her arch-rival and incumbent Rodrigo Duterte declared he was retiring from politics.
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Ex-Boxer Philippine Icon Manny Pacquiao Enters Presidential Ring
Newly retired boxing icon Manny Pacquiao was the first to file his candidacy to be the next president of the Philippines at the start of registration for thousands of political posts in what is expected to be a hotly contested election in May.
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'Widow Candidate' Tradition In Philippines' Deadly Polls
Gertrudes Batocabe never wanted to enter the Philippines' cutthroat politics, but after her husband was shot dead, allegedly by a rival in next week's midterm election, she felt bound to take his place.
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Philippines UN Envoy New Foreign Secretary As President Revamps Cabinet
The Philippines' ambassador to the United Nations was named the country's new foreign secretary on Friday, the first of several cabinet changes expected ahead of mid-term elections next year.
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Philippines Mayor Shot Dead Inside His Office By Unidentified Attackers
The mayor of Ronda, a city in central Philippines, was shot dead on Wednesday morning when several men broke into his office, marking the 16th elected local official to be assassinated under the current administration.
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Rodrigo Duterte May Quit If Ex-Dictator's Son Becomes Vice President
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte could step down if the son of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos succeeds in overturning his 2016 vice presidential election defeat, Duterte's spokesman said on Thursday.
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Sensing A Fellow Foul Mouth, Philippines' Duterte Does Not Want To Tangle With Donald Trump
Philippines' foul-mouthed president seems to think a kindred spirit has just been elected to sit in the White House.
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Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte Congratulates Donald Trump, Wants To Work Together - Minister
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte offered "warm congratulations" to US president-elect Donald Trump and looks forward to working with him to enhance relations, a Philippine minister said on Wednesday.
