Context Dispatch

Pope Francis, the first Latin American to become leader of the Catholic Church, died on Easter Monday, April 21, at the age of 88, at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta, the Vatican announced.

Private pollster Social Weather Stations (SWS) reported Monday that nine of the 12 senatorial candidates endorsed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. remain within the “Magic 12,” with his sister, re-electionist Senator Imee Marcos, still outside the winners' circle.

Nora Aunor, the iconic voice that rose from the countryside to reign as the Philippines’ one and only “Superstar,” took her final bow on...

The latest Pulse Asia survey shows former President Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest boosted allied senatorial bets, especially actor Philip Salvador, whose voter preference jumped 10.2...

Senate President Chiz Escudero on Friday urged Sen. Imee Marcos to avoid using the Senate for personal political aims, the Inquirer reported. Escudero said Marcos’ contempt and detention order against Special Envoy on Transnational Crimes Ambassador Markus Lacanilao—accused of lying during a committee hearing—was issued without his prior approval. Calling the move unauthorized, Escudero ordered Lacanilao’s release, citing both procedural grounds and compassion. “I directed his release, both as a matter of regularity and out of humanitarian consideration, as his grandfather is to be laid to rest today,” he said.