Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's allies have stormed to a landslide victory in midterm pollsMANILA: Allies of President Rodrigo Duterte stormed to a landslide victory in midterm polls, final results showed Wednesday, dissolving a last check on his controversial rule. Opponents fear the majority will allow Duterte to push forward his legislative agenda, which includes re-writing the constitution. Duterte has pitched constitutional reform to turn the Asian country into a decentralised federal republic where regions would have the power to fix local problems. The landslide victory was a crushing defeat for the opposition, leaving it mostly in disarray. "Voters were unable to relate to the issues highlighted by the opposition in the election, which was all about defeating Duterte," Casiple said.

Source: Bangkok Post May 22, 2019 06:49 UTC