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Former President Rodrigo Duterte is leading the mayoral race in Davao City.Based on the partial, unofficial results aggregated from Comelec data as of 9:13 p.m. and from 65.56% of election returns, Duterte received 529,778 votes.His rival, Karlo Nograles, is at a distant 64,983 votes.Independent candidate Bishop Rod Cubos is at third with 6,328 votes.Duterte&#x27;s son, incumbent Davao City Mayor Baste Duterte is also at the front end of the race for vice mayor with 520,511 votes, followed by independent candidate Bernie Al-Ag.Duterte was arrested on March 11  on his arrival from Hong Kong at the request of the International Criminal Court (ICC) as part of its probe into his &quot;war on drugs&quot; that defined his presidency.The ICC warrant for Duterte&#x27;s arrest said that as president, the 80-year-old Duterte allegedly created, funded, and armed death squads that carried out murders of purported drug users and dealers.Duterte on March 14 appeared via video link before ICC judges. He is set to attend a September 23 hearing to confirm the charges against him.Filipinos worldwide can stay updated on election-related news and results via the “<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/halalan-2025" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Halalan</a>” page on ABS-CBN.com. Where to view partial, <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/5/12/abs-cbn-launches-portal-to-view-partial-unofficial-result-of-halalan-2025-1508" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">unofficial 2025 election results</a>.

Based on the partial, unofficial results aggregated from Comelec data as of 9:13 p.m. and from 65.56% of election returns, Duterte received 529,778 votes.

Based on the partial, unofficial results aggregated from Comelec data as of 9:13 p.m. and from 65.56% of election returns, Duterte received 529,778 votes.

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Former president Rodrigo Duterte leads mayoral race in Davao City

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Published May 12, 2025 10:19 PM PHT

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