Former president Rodrigo Duterte could take his oath as Davao mayor while detained in The Hague, Senate President Chiz Escudero said. Duterte won the mayoral seat in his bailiwick in a landslide victory over runner-up Karlo Nograles.

Despite the ICC's case also including alleged killings of criminal suspects by a "death squad" in Davao while Duterte was mayor - which he has denied - analysts have said his arre

Rodrigo Duterte, who is awaiting trial for crimes against humanity, was elected as mayor in his home city by a landslide.