Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who is awaiting trial for alleged crimes against humanity, was expected to win the race for Davao mayor.

Eventual results could weaken president’s influence in Congress, undermine efforts to impeach his deputy and reshape 2028 presidential race.

As results were still being tallied in Monday's midterm elections, impeached Vice President Sara Duterte released a statement just before midnight telling supporters the outcome was "not what we had hoped for".

Automated counting machine (ACM) errors emerged as the most reported election anomaly as the 2025 midterm elections concluded. According to poll watchdogs, ACM errors accounted for over half of the total complaints that they logged.

MANILA -- Tens of millions of Filipinos have voted in the country's midterm elections, which will decide half the 24-strong Senate, all 317 members of the House of Representatives and thousands of local municipal leaders and legislators.

Voting has closed in the Philippines’ high-stakes midterm elections, with more than 69 million people eligible to cast their ballots. Polls stayed open till 7pm local time in a vote seen as a proxy war between the powerful Marcos and Duterte clans.

The Philippines began voting on Monday in midterm elections that could decide the fate of impeached Vice President Sara Duterte, whose feud with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. comes as the Southeast Asian nation grapples with both the global trade war and growing tensions with China.

AT LEAST five people were killed and rampant vote buying were reported amid the conduct of the midterm elections in the Catholic-majority Philippines on Monday,