Votes for Former Pres. Rodrigo Duterte w/ Huge Gap From Fellow Contenders in Davao Race for Mayor
RODRIGO DUTERTE – The former President is set to win the mayoralty race in Davao City based on the results of the initial tally.
Amid his detention in The Hague, Netherlands, former Pres. Duterte is a candidate for mayor in Davao City where he has served several terms as its chief executive before he won president. His running mate is his youngest son, outgoing Davao Mayor Baste Duterte.
A few days after he was arrested and sent to The Hague, the Commission on Elections or Comelec previously clarified that Duterte remains a mayoralty candidate despite his arrest and detention in the Netherlands. According to the poll body, he may even be proclaimed.
Amid his detention, former Pres. Rodrigo Duterte asked his children to campaign fervently for the PDP-Laban candidates or the #Duter10. The former President is a chairman of the PDP-Laban. The former President’s children and even his youngest, Kitty Duterte, campaigned hard for the senatorial bets of the party.
Aside from Senator reelectionist Imee Marcos and Las Piñas district representative Camille Villar, Vice Pres. Sara Duterte campaigned fervently for the #Duter10 who are the following:
- Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go
- Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa
- Congressman Rodante Marcoleta
- singer Jimmy Bondoc
- Jayvee Hinlo
- Raul Lambino
- actor Philip Salvador
- Atty. Victor Rodriguez
- Pastor Apollo Quiboloy
- Doc Marites Mata
Currently, the counting of votes is ongoing in the different municipalities, cities, and provinces as well as the for the senatorial race. Based on a report on Inquirer, former Pres. Rodrigo Duterte is set to win for Davao Mayor.
With 74% of the election results transmitted, former Pres. Rodrigo Duterte earned 619,899 votes while his closest rival, former Civil Service Commission Chair Karlo Nograles, got 76,349. Recently, the camp of former Pres. Duterte admitted that they are already studying the options for his oath-taking if he wins Davao Mayor.