US EditionRodrigo Duterte Wins Davao Mayoral Race While in ICC Detention
- In May 2025, while being held in The Hague on charges at the International Criminal Court, former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte secured a decisive mayoral victory in his hometown of Davao.
- Duterte’s candidacy followed his March 2025 arrest and extradition over alleged crimes against humanity linked to his 2016-2022 drug war, with political tensions rising after the split between President Marcos and Duterte’s family.
- His family showed strong electoral performance, with sons Sebastian and Paolo winning local posts, and at least five Duterte-backed candidates leading Senate midterm races, indicating ongoing political dominance in Davao.
- Duterte received over 660,000 votes, eight times more than his closest rival, while supporters chanted “Duterte, Duterte,” reflecting his enduring influence despite legal challenges and detention.
- The election results strengthen Vice President Sara Duterte amid her upcoming Senate impeachment trial that could end her political career, and they may reinforce the Duterte family’s resilience despite national political uncertainty.
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Fact check: Misleading clips of Honeylet's remark suggest Duterte’s return after mayoral win
Days after the elections, multiple videos circulated online, misleading viewers with a clip of former president Rodrigo Duterte’s common-law wife and falsely claiming that his return to the Philippines had been decided on.
Rodrigo Duterte Wins Philippines Mayoral Election Despite Being Jailed In The Hague
Rodrigo Duterte has won the mayoral election from his jail cell in The Hague! The former Philippines president has been re-elected as mayor in his home city of Davao, despite being imprisoned thousands of miles [...] The post Rodrigo Duterte Wins Philippines Mayoral Election Despite Being Jailed In The Hague appeared first on The People's Voice.
Journalist Patricia Evangelista: “In the Philippines, while a politician is being judged, he wins elections”
The documentaryist has also closely followed the Duterte government and now publishes her book 'Let Someone Kill You: Chronicle of the Violence of My Country', about the extrajudicial killings that took place under his mandate Duterte, arrested in The Hague, leads the race to the mayor's office of his bastion in the Philippines Patricia Evangelista (Manila, Philippines, 1985) defines herself as a “trauma journalist.” Regular media collaborator s…
Sara’s acquittal likely in new Senate - BusinessWorld Online
By Adrian H. Halili and Kenneth Christiane L. Basilio, Reporters VICE-PRESIDENT Sara Duterte-Carpio may be cleared of her impeachment charges, with pro-Duterte Senators set to take office before her trial begins in July, an analyst said. “Acquittal in the impeachment trial is likely. The VP is assured of getting nine senators to vote in her favor, possibly, there could be three more. This means she can get overwhelming support for her acquittal,…
Duterte win in Davao City rejection of govt efforts to erase ex-president's legacy
MANILA, Philippines — Former president Rodrigo Duterte's overwhelming victory in the Davao City mayoral race signals a total rejection of the Marcos administration's efforts to erase the former president's legacy, according to his lead counsel before the International Criminal Court (ICC), Nicolas Kaufmann. The result, Kaufmann said in a statement, reflected a clear mandate from the electorate calling for Duterte's return to the Philippines. Dut…
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