Duterte reclaims Davao by landslide; family solidifies power

Davao City, Philippines - Detained former President Rodrigo Duterte has reclaimed the mayoral post in Davao City by a landslide.

Duterte secured 662,630 votes, while his closest rival and former Cabinet secretary, Karlo Nograles, got 80,852.

Duterte’s son, Davao First District Rep. Paolo Duterte, also won by a wide margin against PBA party-list Rep. Migs Nograles.

Vice President Sara Duterte said in a chance interview on Monday she is discussing with her father’s lawyers about how the president can take his oath should he be proclaimed winner.

Duterte has been detained at a facility of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands over charges of crimes against humanity for murder in his bloody drug war.

Duterte was Davao City mayor for a number of years before becoming president in 2016.