Cliff Venzon

1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Andreo Calonzo |Cliff Venzon

Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., right, with Sara Duterte in 2022. (Bloomberg) -- The Marcos and Duterte families dominate politics in the Philippines which can be as much a battle of personalities and factional interests as of policy. When the two clans joined hands in the 2022 election, with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. governing alongside Sara Duterte as his deputy, it appeared to usher in a new era of consensual politics.

2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Cliff Venzon |Ditas Lopez

Sara Duterte(Bloomberg) -- The planned trial of Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte is in doubt after the articles of impeachment were unexpectedly sent by senators back to the House of Representatives, whose prosecutors said they can’t — for now — comply with the request. Voting 18-5 late Tuesday, senators approved the move, which will likely delay the impeachment trial against the 47-year-old vice president.

2 weeks ago | thestar.com.my | Neil Jerome Morales |Cliff Venzon

MANILA (Bloomberg): Tycoon Enrique Razon’s Bloomberry Resorts Corp. launched its online casino platform in the Philippines’ booming internet gambling sector, taking aim at market leader DigiPlus Interactive Corp. Revenue from electronic games overtook those from large brick-and-mortar casinos for the first time in the Philippines last year, marking a shift in Asia’s second-largest gambling hub, according to the nation’s gaming agency.

2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Neil Jerome Morales |Cliff Venzon

Enrique Razon(Bloomberg) -- Tycoon Enrique Razon’s Bloomberry Resorts Corp. launched its online casino platform in the Philippines’ booming internet gambling sector, taking aim at market leader DigiPlus Interactive Corp. Revenue from electronic games overtook those from large brick-and-mortar casinos for the first time in the Philippines last year, marking a shift in Asia’s second-largest gambling hub, according to the nation’s gaming agency.

3 weeks ago | japantimes.co.jp | Andreo Calonzo |Cliff Venzon

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte has questioned whether her impeachment trial on charges that include a suspected plot to assassinate President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. can go forward when a new set of lawmakers takes office next month. Duterte said in a video of a doorstep interview Tuesday that procedural issues may arise for her trial in the Senate due to the current body adjourning next week.