The strong political pressure exerted by Christian church groups and religious formations this month underscores the dynamics of religion and governance in the Philippines. This is unique in ...

The Philippines is the third-largest Roman Catholic nation in the world, and public discussions of sexual assaults by members of the clergy, who are revered especially in rural regions, has long been ...

Across 36 countries, most people say religion helps society and encourages tolerance. They're more divided on whether it ...

In contrast, only 12 percent of Muslims agree that religion plays a role in national identity. In many middle-income countries, large majorities—including around three-quarters or more in Indonesia, ...

Being a Christian is very important to being truly Filipino; And it is very important that the Philippine president shares ...

"The presence of People's Liberation Army-Navy reflects the People's Republic of China's complete disregard for international law and undermines the peace and stability in the region," Philippine ...

China has bristled at U.S. military deployments in the disputed region, saying these have endangered regional security. Aside from China and the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, Vietnam and Taiwan ...

While the Philippines is predominantly Catholic (78.8 percent, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority's 2020 census ...