MANILA, Philippines - Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is almost certain that a landslide elected his hometown mayor on Monday and was not detained in the International Criminal Court for crimes of murder.

Duterte, who was taken to The Hague with 80% of the votes in an informal statistic, was brought to The Hague for his bloody "war on drugs" and killed thousands, and he won the Davao Mayoral Game with a vote of eight times higher than his recent rival.

Victories during the national midterm elections proved the 80-year-old's enduring influence in southern cities because of his reputation as a criminal offender, earning him his nicknames "Dutert Harry" and "The Punisher."

Duterte's old Facebook account was filled with congratulatory messages from supporters, some of whom called on him to return to serve his people.

"Congratulations, Tati (father) D! Let's take him home," one of the comments.

Duterte could become the first former head of state in Asia to be tried at the ICC.

Philippine police arrested the anger of his army of supporters at the request of the International Criminal Court (ICC), who was kidnapped by foreign courts.

He defended the anti-drug crackdown, and his legal team said his arrest was illegal. The International Criminal Court held that Duterte was suspected of prosecuting alleged crimes before it withdrew its founding treaty in 2019.

Although the ICC case also includes criminal suspects allegedly suspected of killing Davao’s “Death Squad”, while Duterte is the mayor (he denies), analysts say his arrestees have only strengthened support for him and his family, Davao and elsewhere.

The former president’s two sons will also win the championship on Monday, one re-elected MP and another won the match for Davao deputy mayor and may serve in his father’s absence.

The family's political resilience and dominance in Davao may prove to be an improvisation trial facing Duterte's popular daughter, Vice President Sara Duterte, who, if convicted, could be banned for life, killing any hope of a presidential campaign.

She was asked earlier Monday about her father's possible victory and she said plans would be made to get him sworn in.

"The International Criminal Court lawyer said that once we receive the declaration paper, we will discuss how he took the oath," she said.