When talk of secession from the Philippines resurfaces in Mindanao, the alleged Sulu heirs claim to succession in Sulu are not far away.

Litigation funding is facing renewed scrutiny in the United States, where several universities have accused opposing lawyers of being compromised by third-party financiers in an ongoing antitrust class action over admissions practices. 

Across Mindanao communities are rebuilding governance after decades of conflict and neglect. 

Once the poster child of aggressive litigation finance, Therium Capital Management has abandoned its own funding model, and, perhaps, its credibility. 

With the December 9 Paris ruling looming, the heirs look set to swap law for optics. They haven’t needed to repeat last year’s line about being “free to lease Sabah… even to China,” because Paul Cohen’s November 2024 quote already signaled the intent. 

The Supreme Court of the Philippines has ruled that no parliamentary elections can be held in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) on October 13, 2025. 

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has released charges against Rodrigo Duterte, the former president of the Philippines, detailing his alleged involvement in 76 killings.