Former president Rodrigo Duterte's overwhelming victory in the Davao City mayoral race signals a total rejection of the Marcos administration's efforts to erase the former president's legacy, according to his lead counsel before the International Criminal Court (ICC),

A Philippine midterm election may have leaned in President Ferdinand Marcos Jr's favour but the stronger-than-expected showing for estranged vice president and bitter rival Sara Duterte may have given him a jolt,

Sara Duterte's election boost raises her chances of acquittal — and revives hopes for a future presidential run

MANILA: Voters dealt President Ferdinand Marcos Jr a stinging blow in the Philippines' midterm elections that weakened his grip on the Senate, while boosting Vice-President Sara Duterte's allies just weeks before an impeachment trial against his deputy.

When 68 million Filipinos head to the polls on Monday, Sara Duterte's name will not be on the ballot. But the results of the election will have a large, if not direct, impact on her political future.