Rodrigo Duterte wins mayoral seat from Hague prison cell
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Legal experts explain that, despite his arrest, no one challenged his eligibility to run for public office. The residents of Davao have shown absolute loyalty at the polls to 'The Punisher.' This was the nickname earned by Rodrigo Duterte for his over two decades as mayor of this Filipino city leading bloody campaigns against drug traffickers,
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Cebu Daily News on MSNDela Rosa says his votes are ‘protest votes’ for Duterte’s ICC arrestReelectionist Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa said the votes he received in the 2025 midterm elections were “protest votes” for the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) order to arrest former President Rodrigo Duterte.
The results showed the Duterte clan's resilience, despite their many legal woes, and the weakening of the Marcos family, as well as an unexpected surge by a third, progressive 'pink' bloc, heirs to the Aquino dynasty.
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The Manila Times on MSNComelec proclaims DuterteEVEN as he is detained in The Hague for crimes against humanity, former president Rodrigo Duterte will still be proclaimed as mayor-elect of Davao City, according to the Commission on Elections (Comelec).