Philippines election

Filipinos began voting for a new president on Monday, with the son of an ousted dictator and a champion of reforms and human rights as top contenders in a ...

Wade decision and end the nationwide right to legal abortion. In a world of mobile phones, satellites and the internet, some old school technology is making a major comeback. In a world of mobile phones, satellites and the internet, some old school technology is making a major comeback. Wade abortion rights decision shows a once-staid body creaking under pressure as its increasingly assertive conservative majority looks to upend the law on a range of major issues. "We've learned that those who have awoken will never close their eyes again," Robredo told a crowd that filled the main avenue in the capital's Makati financial district. She asked them to fight for patriotic ideals beyond the elections. She described the killings of her siblings as "a nightmare that has caused unspeakable pain." Sanchez said the violence and abuses that marked the martial-law era under Marcos and Duterte's drug war more than three decades later victimized loved ones from two generations of her family. "There may be a repeat of martial law and the drug killings that happened under their parents." Duterte's daughter, southern Davao city Mayor Sara Duterte, has topped surveys as Marcos Jr.'s vice-presidential running mate in an alliance of the scions of two authoritarian leaders who had long been in the crosshairs of human rights groups. There will likely also be questions over how to deal with calls demanding the prosecution of outgoing populist leader Rodrigo Duterte, whose anti-drug crackdown has left thousands of mostly petty suspects dead and sparked an investigation by the International Criminal Court. Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the son and namesake of the strongman ousted in a 1986 army-backed "People Power" uprising, has led pre-election surveys with a seemingly insurmountable lead.