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  • Thursday, 19 May, 2022
    Art Basel Hong Kong 2022
    Imelda Marcos’s jewellery becomes art in the work of Pio Abad

    The Filipino artist turns intimate objects owned by the dictator’s notorious wife into assertions of democracy

  • Wednesday, 11 May, 2022
    FT News Briefing podcast10 min listen
    Musk would let Trump back on Twitter

    Most global investment banks in finally managed to make a profit in Mainland China last year

  • Wednesday, 11 May, 2022
    News in-depth
    Marcos myths lift dictator’s son to power in Philippines

    Online disinformation a driver of Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos’s presidential win, analysts say

  • Monday, 9 May, 2022
    Marcos Jr poised to win Philippine presidential election

    Son of former dictator who looted billions from state funds spent years rebuilding political base

  • Wednesday, 4 May, 2022
    News in-depthNikkei Asia
    The Marcos revival: how late Philippine dictator’s son went from exile to election favourite

    Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr aims for presidency to secure dynasty’s comeback

  • Tuesday, 3 May, 2022
    Sheila Coronel
    The ghost of Marcos looms over a pivotal Philippine election

    A ‘golden age’ narrative is taking hold among a generation with no memory of the deposed dictator

  • Thursday, 7 April, 2022
    Special ReportFT High-Growth Companies Asia-Pacific
    Asia-Pacific start-ups seize growth at home amid travel shutdowns

    Pandemic restrictions forced many businesses to look inward for expansion opportunities

  • Thursday, 7 April, 2022
    Special ReportFT High-Growth Companies Asia-Pacific
    ‘I knew the future was ecommerce’: Great Deals CEO on topping FT ranking

    Philippine ecommerce enabler has regional expansion in its sights

  • Monday, 7 March, 2022
    How To Spend It
    Go the whole hog with suckling pig

    Learn the secrets of lechon, the much-loved Filipino dish

  • Sunday, 13 February, 2022
    Interview
    Philippines has ‘luxury of waiting’ to raise rates after Covid rebound

    Central bank governor says he wants room to manoeuvre in case infections surge again

  • Thursday, 10 February, 2022
    Jollibee Foods Corp
    Asian fried chicken giant Jollibee to expand in the US and China

    Philippine food services group expects to double capital spending in 2022

  • Monday, 3 January, 2022
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Strongman rule may be weaker than it seems

    The coming year could see the departure of three illiberal democrats

  • Friday, 26 November, 2021
    News in-depth
    Marcos Jr’s presidential bid stirs painful memories in Philippines

    Supporters say Bongbong should not pay for sins of his father, whose regime tortured and killed opponents

  • Monday, 15 November, 2021
    Philippines’ Duterte enters last-minute Senate bid as daughter bids for vice-presidency

    Sara Duterte expected to team up with late dictator Ferdinand Marcos’s son, who vies for presidency

  • Monday, 25 October, 2021
    Ruchir Sharma
    The pandemic stimulus has backfired in emerging markets

    Aggressive monetary and fiscal intervention added nothing discernible to developing countries’ recovery

  • Friday, 8 October, 2021
    Nobel prizes
    Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Filipino and Russian journalists

    Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov recognised for ‘courageous fight’ for press freedom

  • Saturday, 2 October, 2021
    Duterte scraps vice-presidential bid and says he will quit politics

    Move follows decline in polls during pandemic for one of the most popular presidents in Philippine history

  • Wednesday, 22 September, 2021
    Global Economy
    Low vaccination rates blamed for ‘diverging’ south-east Asia growth

    Asian Development Bank says economic recovery in some countries is being held back by Covid outbreaks

  • Monday, 13 September, 2021
    News in-depth
    Filipinos suspect Duterte plans to hang on to power through deputy role

    Populist leader seeks vice-presidency in 2022 vote while daughter is a favourite for top job

  • Friday, 30 July, 2021
    Philippines restores military pact with US

    President Rodrigo Duterte reverses his decision that had caused friction with Washington

  • Tuesday, 6 July, 2021
    News in-depthNikkei Asia
    Noynoy Aquino’s death gives Duterte dynasty upper hand in Philippines

    Passing of former president shifts landscape ahead of 2022 polls

  • Wednesday, 16 June, 2021
    Global InsightKathrin Hille
    Biden’s plan to keep China in check relies on Manila

    US alliance with Philippines is key to containing Beijing in Pacific but pact is under threat

  • Friday, 4 June, 2021
    FT InvestigationsInside Wirecard
    Philippine authorities file criminal complaint against ex-Wirecard COO

    National Bureau of Investigation recommends Jan Marsalek faces charges over collapse of German payment group

  • Friday, 28 May, 2021
    FT InvestigationsInside Wirecard
    Mark Tolentino: the flamboyant lawyer embroiled in the Wirecard scandal

    Filipino denies he was a trustee for the payments group and describes himself as a ‘victim’ in the scandal

  • Wednesday, 26 May, 2021
    News in-depthNikkei Asia
    As the Philippines’ first unicorn stumbles, can ‘camels’ rise?

    Revolution Precrafted becomes a cautionary tale for valuation-focused start-ups

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