The Philippines now faces the unique challenge of a mayor governing in absentia from The Hague – though his son could step in to help.

Election officials say former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has been elected as mayor in his home city by a landslide, despite his detention by the International Criminal Court.

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has secured a landslide victory in the Davao City mayoral race, even as he remains in detention at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague on charges related to his controversial anti-drug campaign.