Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was almost certain to be elected mayor of his home city by a landslide on Monday, unimpeded by his detention at the International Criminal Court on charges of murder as a crime against humanity.

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,

Former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte has won the mayorship of the city of Davao, despite being in detention thousands of miles away in The Hague for alleged crimes against humanity, according to preliminary results.

The mid-term results will shape the bitter feud between President Bongbong Marcos and his Vice-President Sara Duterte.

In a surprising turn of events, Akbayan is leading the party-list race based on partial, unofficial results from transparency servers as of 10:15 p.m. on Monday, May 12. Akbayan has so far garnered around 2.

Vice President Sara Duterte said lawyers defending former President Rodrigo Duterte before the International Criminal Court (ICC) were still working on the documents needed to support the petition they’re going to file seeking his interim release.