Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. Photo: EPA-EFE
Opinion
Opinion
Gerald Tan
There is one clear winner in Philippine midterm elections: Rodrigo Duterte’s popularity
Duterte-backed candidates are on course to win at least eight of 12 Senate seats despite the president’s bloody war on drugs and falling wages
It remains to be seen whether the new upper house will be able to maintain its independence as a check on the president’s administration, says Gerald Tan
