Rodrigo Duterte wins 2016 Philippines Presidential Election

May 11, 2016

Anti-crime candidate and mayor of Davao City, Rodrigo Duterte has won the 2016 presidential election of the Philippines by a landslide victory. He will become the 16th President-elect of Philippines.
In the Presidential election held on 9 May 2016, Rodrigo Duterte secured 39% (15.36 million) of the votes. He was followed by Mar Roxas 23% (9.27 million) votes and his closest rival Grace Poe with 22% (8.6 million) votes.

About Rodrigo Duterte

Born on March 28, 1945 in Maasin, Leyte into a political family with a modest background.
He is lawyer by profession and later entered into the politics. He became vice-mayor of Davao in 1986 and mayor in 1988.
He is among the longest-serving mayors in the Philippines and has been mayor of Davao City for seven terms, totalling more than 22 years.
Previously, he had also held a seat in Philippines congress representing Davao City.
During his stint as a mayor of Davao, he had played important role in reducing crime rates in the Davao City.
It has earned him the nickname The Punisher, among the locals due to his successful zero tolerance policies against criminals.
During the Presidential elections, he was nicknamed as Dirty Harry and often was compared to the US presidential candidate Donald Trump.

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