Duterte wins mayoral race from jail

Forging the future: Filipinos queueing to vote at a polling station in Taguig City. — Reuters/AFP/AP

Former president Rodrigo Duterte, detained at the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity, regained the mayorship of family stronghold Davao city in a landslide vote, an initial tally showed.

With over 60% of returns in, Duterte had built an insurmountable lead of 405,000 votes to 49,000 for his nearest competitor, results from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) released by local media showed yesterday.