Duterte, Philippines and the Hague
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The Manila Times on MSNDuterte win 'clear mandate' for his return, lawyer saysRODRIGO 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),
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Rodrigo Duterte is being held at The Hague. Next week he might be elected mayor of his hometownBut if Rodrigo Duterte is not allowed to be sworn in virtually, the runner-up – projected to be Karlo Nograles – would ascend to the seat. Duterte ran the Philippines for six turbulent years, during which his brutal crackdown on drugs – which he ...
A Philippine midterm election may have leaned in President Ferdinand Marcos Jr's favour but the stronger-than-expected showing for estranged vice president and bitter rival Sara Duterte may have given him a jolt,
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Agence France-Presse on MSNPhilippines election result could tip scales for Sara DuterteAs results were still being tallied in Monday's Philippine mid-term election, impeached Vice President Sara Duterte released a statement just before midnight telling supporters the outcome was "not what we had hoped for".
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Philstar.com on MSNDuterte win doesn't erase drug war crimes, says EJK victims' lawyerA 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.
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The Manila Times on MSNDuterte win in 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),
MANILA: Voters dealt President Ferdinand Marcos Jr a stinging blow in the Philippines' midterm elections that weakened his grip on the Senate, while boosting Vice-President Sara Duterte's allies just weeks before an impeachment trial against his deputy.
When 68 million Filipinos head to the polls on Monday, Sara Duterte's name will not be on the ballot. But the results of the election will have a large, if not direct, impact on her political future.