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Duterte's Headed for Landslide Victories in Davao
The Philippine Star
|May 13, 2025
Detained former president Rodrigo Duterte is leading by a wide margin in the mayoralty race in Davao City, per the partial and unofficial results.
Duterte garnered 1,847 votes while his rival, lawyer Karlo Nograles who is seen to be backed by the Marcos administration, had 228 votes as of 8:43 p.m. yesterday.
The other three candidates — Rod Cubos, Jonathan Julaine and Joselito Tan — got 24, six and three votes, respectively.
Incumbent Mayor Sebastian Duterte, who is running for vice mayor, is leading over closest rival, the Marcos-endorsed Bernie Al-ag.
Sebastian got 1,878 votes while Al-ag got 253.
The other candidates, Oyie Soriano-Barcena and Marcos Alcebar got 11 and nine votes, respectively.
This story is from the May 13, 2025 edition of The Philippine Star.
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