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Rodrigo Duterte

Former Philippine 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 on Monday, an initial tally showed.

With over 60 per cent of returns in, Duterte had built an insurmountable lead of 4,05,000 votes to 49,000 for his nearest competitor, results from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) released by local media showed.