Karen Lema

Manila

Philippines Bureau Chief at Reuters

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Philippines votes in high-stakes midterms amid Marcos-Duterte showdown

3 days ago | kelo.com | Karen Lema |Devjyot Ghoshal

By Karen Lema and Devjyot GhoshalMANILA (Reuters) – Voting was underway in the Philippines on Monday for a normally low-key midterm election that is showcasing an emotionally charged proxy battle between President Ferdinand Marcos Jr and ally-turned-foe, Vice President Sara Duterte.
Philippines votes in high-stakes midterms amid Marcos-Duterte showdown

3 days ago | reuters.com | Karen Lema |Devjyot Ghoshal

People walk past a street with campaign posters put up, a day before the May 12 midterm elections, in Manila, Philippines, May 11, 2025.
Despite detention in the Hague, Duterte retains mythic status in Davao

4 days ago | nst.com.my | Eloisa Lopez |Eloisa López |Karen Lema

FORMER Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte spends his days in a small, spartan room in detention at the Hague, awaiting trial for a war on drugs that killed thousands during his time in office. But halfway around the world, in his hometown of Davao City, Duterte is on the ticket for mayor in midterm elections tomorrow that he is widely expected to win, riding on support in the family stronghold, though it may not translate nationwide.
China takes centre stage in Philippines' feisty midterm election

4 days ago | thestar.com.my | Karen Lema |Devjyot Ghoshal

MANILA (Reuters): In political rallies, Senate hearings and voter surveys ahead of Monday's midterm elections in the Philippines, China has been an overwhelming - and unusual - presence. The shadow of its giant maritime neighbour has loomed over the Philippines for years, but as the country's two most prominent political clans flex their muscles in the usually low-key process to pick senators and local government leaders, relations with China have emerged as a political lightning rod.
In Custody in the Hague, on Ballot at Home: Philippines' Duterte Runs for Mayor

5 days ago | usnews.com | Eloisa Lopez |Eloisa López |Karen Lema

By Eloisa Lopez and Karen LemaDAVAO CITY, Philippines (Reuters) - Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte spends his days in a small, spartan room in detention at the Hague, awaiting trial for a bloody war on drugs that killed thousands during his time in office.
Slower inflation in April gives Philippine central bank room to ease policy

1 week ago | uk.marketscreener.com | Karen Lema |Mikhail Flores

MANILA (Reuters) -Philippine inflation was at its lowest level in more than five years in April due to falling food and transport costs, the statistics agency said on Tuesday, giving the central bank room to ease policy to support growth. Annual inflation slowed to 1.4% in April, down from 1.8% in March and at its lowest since November 2019. This brought the year-to-date average inflation to 2.0%, matching the low end of the central bank's 2.0% to 4.0% target for the year.
Philippines condemns killing of veteran journalist

2 weeks ago | newswatchplus.ph | Karen Lema

(Reuters) - The killing of a veteran Filipino journalist in his home was a "heinous act" that was being investigated by police, the Philippines' Presidential Task Force on Media Security said on Wednesday. Juan "Johnny" Dayang, 89, who served as president emeritus of the Publishers Association of the Philippines Inc, was shot by an unidentified assailant in his home in the central province of Aklan on Tuesday night, and died before reaching the hospital, the task force said.
Philippines says China has not seized disputed South China Sea reef

2 weeks ago | kfgo.com | Karen Lema

By Karen LemaMANILA (Reuters) -The Philippines said on Monday there was no truth to news reports that Beijing has seized control of a disputed reef in the South China Sea, after its personnel landed on the unoccupied sandbars and found no Chinese presence there. Chinese state broadcaster CCTV on Friday said its coast guard had landed on Sandy Cay as part of maritime control operations to exercise its sovereignty. It did not say China was occupying the feature.
Filipinas prepara para exercício militar com EUA em meio a tensão com China | CNN Brasil

4 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Karen Lema
Philippines calls joint US drills “defense rehearsal” amid China tension

4 weeks ago | oafnation.com | Karen Lema

PHOTO CAPTION: Philippine Marines are seen after unloading from a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53 helicopter during combined training, April 3, 2022. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Ryan Hohman via DVIDS)By Karen LemaMANILA (Reuters) - The United States is deploying around 9,000 troops to the Philippines for this year's joint military exercises, as the allies strengthen ties amid tensions with China over its activities in the South China Sea and in Taiwan.

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