The Hague, Rodrigo Duterte and Philippines
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From the prison in The Hague accused of crimes against humanity, former Filipino president Rodrigo Duterte won the municipal elections in his political strongholdLegal 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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The Manila Times on MSNDuterte win Davao City rejection of govt efforts to erase ex-president's legacy — lawyerFormer 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),
Even from his prison cell in The Hague, former President Duterte ran for mayor of Davao, and won easily, even though all voters got to see of him was a life-size cardboard cutout. His absence will not matter though, because the previous mayor was his son ...
Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has made a political comeback as the newly elected mayor of Davao City. Despite being detained in The Hague for crimes against humanity related to his controversial war on drugs,
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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).