They had themselves an election and someone very good got voted in. From the Philippine Star:
Duterte lead unassailable at 15.7 million
Results from a semi-official count gave Davao City Rodrigo Duterte an unassailable lead, thrusting him into national politics for the first time after 22 years as mayor of Davao and a government prosecutor before that.
Some more:
Duterte has parlayed decades at Davao City Hall into a successful, if controversial, run for Malacañang with millions seemingly endorsing his tough stance on crime and his self-described "gutter" language.
The long-time mayor, who has been accused of but not charged for using extrajudicial killings to curb crime, was a consistent front-runner in pre-election surveys leading up to election day. Initially only leading in Mindanao, Duterte was eventually the top choice among respondents in the National Capital Region and across all social classes.
Looks like he knows how to play hardball and the citizens have decided that this is what is needed. 22 years as Mayor of a large city would be quite the education. He got 15.6 million votes, his closest competitor got 9.5m. That would qualify as a landslide.
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