Duterte misses mayoral race deadline

Former President Rodrigo Duterte was unable to vote in the recent elections because he missed the deadline for local absentee voting (LAV) registration.

Vice President Sara Duterte confirmed that her father's lawyers attempted to persuade the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to allow him to vote outside the LAV provisions, but these efforts were unsuccessful.

However, Comelec Chair George Garcia denied reports that Duterte's lawyers had asked for an exemption so he could vote overseas, stating that no such request was received.

Duterte, who is in the custody of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands, was aiming for a mayoral comeback in Davao City.

His arrest in Manila on March 11 occurred six days before the LAV registration closed, preventing him from participating in the absentee voting process.