Here’s what to know about the crucial midterms and the rival dynasties at the heart of the Southeast Asian nation’s politics.

As results were still being tallied in Monday's Philippine mid-term election, impeached Vice President Sara Duterte released a

The National Capital Region, home to over 13 million people and the political, economic, and cultural heart of the Philippines, completed its local elections with both sweeping re-elections and unexpected upsets.

As the final votes are tallied, here's how the results could shape the future of the Duterte and Marcos clans in the Philippines.

Isko Moreno Domagoso is back as mayor of Manila after he was proclaimed by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday evening. Domagoso, who was mayor from 2019 to 2022, defeated incumbent Honey Lacuna convincingly,

Allies of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr looked set to win at least half of the available Senate seats in a midterm election on Monday, an unofficial tally showed, in a contest seen as a referendum on his leadership and a fierce proxy battle with his estranged vice president.

A level three alert – out of a scale of five – put in place during an eruption in December remained unchanged on May 13. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

In a Facebook video message released following the conclusion of the 2025 midterm elections, outgoing Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna conceded defeat. "The election is over, and we have witnessed another era of democracy,