The son shines: elections in the Philippines

Published: May 6, 2022, 9:59 a.m.

Voters in the Philippines choose a new president on Monday. The likely winner is a scion of one of the country\u2019s most controversial families. Exxon struck oil off the coast of Guyana a few years back. How will becoming a petrostate change this small country on South America\u2019s northern coast? And koalas are adorable but imperilled\u2014by development, stray dogs and now, a quickly spreading bacterial infection.