Former president Duterte wins mayoral race from jail in Hague

Millions of Filipinos braved long lines and soaring temperatures on Monday to vote in a mid-term election largely defined by the explosive feud between President Ferdinand Marcos and impeached Vice President Sara Duterte.

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With 75 per cent of precincts reporting, Senate candidates aligned with Duterte were on track to claim five of 12 seats up for grabs, an initial tally from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) released by local media showed.

The tally, if it holds, would give the vice president one more seat than predicted in na-tionwide polls — a potentially crucial vote in a looming Senate impeachment trial tentatively scheduled for July.

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

With over 77 per cent of returns in, Duterte had built an insurmountable lead of 635,948 votes to about 78,000 for his nearest competitor, results from the Comelec released by local media showed.

Two of Duterte's sons and two grandsons were also on track to capture public office in the city.