The 80-year-old, facing trial in The Hague, garnered eight times more votes than his nearest rival in Davao city

Despite his detention by the International Criminal Court, former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte appeared to have been elected as mayor in his home city by a landslide, according to preliminary results on Tuesday.

Will the “Duterte bloc” join the opposition or the majority group in the Senate? It’s all still up in the air, as far as Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa is concerned. “I don’t know. Everything can be discussed.

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who is awaiting trial for alleged crimes against humanity, was expected to win the race for Davao mayor.

Duterte wins by such an overwhelming margin as to suggest the case against him is only embellishing his popularity. While activists castigate him

Maria Ressa, Nobel Peace Prize winner and CEO of Rappler discusses the role technology plays in disseminating misinformation in the Philippines Midterm elections, and compares the acts of violence under the two most recent administrations,

A lawyer for drug war victims shrugged off remarks that former President Rodrigo Duterte's landslide win in Davao City amounts to a public vindication as "elections do not erase nor forgive crimes against humanity.

As the Senate prepares to resume its sessions after the midterm elections, all eyes are on Vice President Sara Duterte's impending impeachment trial. Sen. Joel Villanueva on Wednesday said the impeachment proceedings would start with establishing the "rules of impeachment" to ensure a fair and organized trial.