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GMA Network
30-06-2025
- Politics
- GMA Network
Baste Duterte to serve as acting Davao City mayor —Comelec
Vice Mayor Baste Duterte may serve as acting mayor of Davao City amid the detention of former President Rodrigo Duterte in The Hague, Netherlands, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Monday. Citing the Local Government Code, poll chief George Erwin Garcia explained the rule of succession applies to cases of elected local officials who are temporarily incapacitated from performing their duties. 'Yes, by operation of the law,' Garcia answered when asked if the elected vice mayor will serve as Davao City's acting mayor. ''Yung mag-assume ng position will be assuming in an acting capacity unless maging permanent incapacity,' he said. Section 46 of the Local Government Code states that 'when the governor, city or municipal mayor, or punong barangay is temporarily incapacitated to perform his duties for physical or legal reasons such as, but not limited to, leave of absence, travel abroad, and suspension from office, the vice-governor, city or municipal vice-mayor, or the highest ranking sangguniang barangay member shall automatically exercise the powers and perform the duties and functions of the local chief executive concerned, except the power to appoint, suspend, or dismiss employees which can only be exercised if the period of temporary incapacity exceeds 30 days'. Meanwhile, Garcia said that upon assumption of office at 12 noon of June 30, local elected officials are now under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). 'Basta naproklama na at wala namang case sa amin na naka-pending, ang jurisdiction ay wala na sa amin. Basta walang kaso sa amin, walang nakapending, wala kaming naging desiyon, naproklama, kaagad ang jurisdiction ay malilipat sa DILG,' he said. (As long as they were proclaimed and have no pending cases before us, the jurisdiction will be under the DILG.) 'Lalo na pagdating ng June 30. So kung sino ngayon ang uupo, sino papaupuin, ano nangyari sa kandidato, yan ay call na ng DILG,' he added. (Come June 30, the DILG will have the say on who will serve and what will happen to the winning local candidates.) Duterte won as Davao City mayor in the recent May midterm elections, garnering 662,630 votes. —LDF, GMA Integrated News
South China Morning Post
13-05-2025
- Politics
- South China Morning Post
Philippine election: why Davao re-elected Rodrigo Duterte as mayor despite his ICC trial
Residents in the Philippine city of Davao have signalled their continued loyalty to former president Rodrigo Duterte by voting him back in as mayor of his southern stronghold – even as he faces trial for crimes against humanity at The Hague. Duterte, who is detained at the International Criminal Court in the Netherlands over his bloody war on drugs, will govern from his prison cell if proclaimed the winner. As of 8am on Tuesday, the ex-president had 537,885 votes, according to partial and unofficial results from over 80 per cent of election returns, aggregated by the Commission on Elections (Comelec). His main rival, Karlo Nograles, was trailing far behind with only 64,886 votes. If confirmed, this will mark Duterte's eighth term as mayor of Davao, a city he led for over two decades before becoming president in 2016. The Duterte clan's grip on Davao was further cemented by the victory of Duterte's son, Sebastian 'Baste' Duterte, who garnered 528,697 votes in the vice-mayor race. His closest contender, Bernie Al-Ag, managed only 63,353 votes. Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio, Duterte's daughter, outlined three possible ways for him to take his oath as mayor, emphasising that he would 'definitely' serve in absentia. Rodrigo Duterte supporters celebrate his 80th birthday in Davao City, Philippines. Photo: Jeoffrey Maitem Speaking after casting her vote on Monday, she said that whoever won the vice mayor position would be designated as acting mayor and take up her father's duties.
