Duterte, Philippines and Davao mayor
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Monday's outcome showed Duterte's influence remains far from diminished, despite an acrimonious fallout with Marcos, months of humiliating Congressional enquiries into her office's finances and the arrest and transfer to the International Criminal Court of her father, former President Rodrigo Duterte.
The Philippines’ 2025 midterm election could have marked a moment of reckoning for the decades-old populist Duterte dynasty. Its patriarch, 80-year-old former President Rodrigo, had been arrested by the International Criminal Court in March for alleged crimes against humanity.
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Amazon S3 on MSNCrowd ERUPTS As Duterte WINS From Jail Cell | 662K Votes Rock Marcos Camp In Philippines ElectionsIn a stunning political twist, ex-President Rodrigo Duterte has been elected mayor of Davao City with over 662,000 votes—despite being jailed in The Hague over his brutal war on drugs. The crowd erupted as the ICC detainee was proclaimed victor,
As results were still being tallied in Monday's Philippine mid-term election, impeached Vice President Sara Duterte released a