DAVAO CITY, Philippines – Davao City has just elected its first “absentee” mayor. Former president Rodrigo Duterte overwhelmingly won over his former Cabinet secretary and acting ...

MANILA, Philippines (Updated 4:44 a.m.) — Detention at the International Criminal Court hasn't dampened Rodrigo Duterte's political clout in Davao City, where the former president appears to be ...

DAVAO CITY, Philippines – Even detention in The Hague failed to stop Rodrigo Duterte from reclaiming the mayoral seat of Davao which he previously held for over 20 years, vacating it only in ...

DAVAO CITY – The Department of Agriculture in Davao Region - Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-11-PRDP) said an ...

DAVAO CITY—Former President Rodrigo Duterte is leading by a wide margin in the mayoral race in this city. With 62.83% of election returns processed (737 out of 1,173), Duterte has garnered 420,722 ...

DAVAO CITY — Detention in The Hague, Netherlands did not stop former President Rodrigo Duterte from securing another term as Davao City mayor as he won a landslide victory in the 2025 midterm ...

DAVAO CITY, Philippines — After months of campaigning and offering people alternatives to one family rule in the city, political bets are finally leaving it up to the people to decide what kind of ...

DAVAO CITY, Philippines — The Dutertes may have tightened their grip on Davao City during the recently concluded midterm elections, but their hold appears to be slipping away in the provinces of the ...

The country’s first commercial crocodile venture, The Reptiles Farm Ltd, is now making efforts to bounce back from the pandemic-induced business slowdown, riding on the exports of crocodiles and ...

DAVAO CITY— A Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education initiative is being started in Mati City, Davao Oriental. The initiative dubbed “STEMming the Future: Powering Up ...

Former President Rodrigo Duterte, who faces international court charges of crimes against humanity, appears to have been elected mayor of Davao City. One of his sons is expected to fill in.

All told, five members of the Duterte family were proclaimed winners by the board of canvassers in their respective races in Davao City on Tuesday, May 13. Family affair #1. The former president ...