Former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, currently being held pending trial for crimes against humanity in an International Criminal Court jail cell in The Hague, Netherlands, has been elected once again to his prior office, the mayorship of Davao, the vast archipelago country’s third largest city, the BBC reports citing early returns showing Rod with a prohibitive lead – in absentia.
Since Duterte won’t be around to get sworn in back to office, the day-to-day of running the sprawling city of 1.77 million – which is the de facto capital of the country’s southern third – will fall to the Vice-Mayor-elect: Duterte’s son Sebastian. Another son was reelected to the Philippines Senate. Daughter Sara is still the country’s vice president, for now. She’s been in some trouble lately.