Catherine Morris<p>In custody in the Hague, on ballot at home: Philippines' Duterte runs for mayor. “Former <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Philippine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Philippine</span></a> President Rodrigo <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Duterte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Duterte</span></a> spends his days in a small, spartan room in detention at the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hague" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hague</span></a>, awaiting trial for a bloody <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/warondrugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>warondrugs</span></a> that killed thousands during his time in office. But…in his hometown of Davao City, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Duterte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Duterte</span></a> is on the ticket for mayor in…elections on Monday that he is widely expected to win, riding on support in the family stronghold...” | Reuters <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/custody-hague-ballot-home-philippines-duterte-runs-mayor-2025-05-09/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/world/asia-pacific</span><span class="invisible">/custody-hague-ballot-home-philippines-duterte-runs-mayor-2025-05-09/</span></a></p>