Baste Duterte to Serve as Acting Mayor of Davao City

Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia revealed that Sebastian 'Baste' Duterte will assume the role of acting mayor of Davao City due to his father, former President Rodrigo Duterte's, incapacitation to take oath and assume office. The former president is currently detained by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands. Garcia cited the Local Government Code, which outlines the rules of succession and temporary incapacity of a public official unable to assume office.

Key Takeaways:

• Baste Duterte will act as the mayor of Davao City due to his father's temporary incapacitation, as per the Local Government Code.
• The Comelec will lose jurisdiction over elected officials if they have no pending cases before the poll body on June 30.
• The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) will handle the assumption of office and any relevant decisions.
• Former President Rodrigo Duterte won the mayoral race in Davao City with a landslide win of 662,630 votes.
• DILG Undersecretary for External, Legal, and Legislative Affairs Romeo Benitez stated that the former president's detention renders him physically and legally temporarily incapable of performing duties and functions as mayor.
• The highest-ranking Sangguniang Bayan member will serve as the acting vice mayor, according to Administrative Order No. 15 series of 2018.

Statistics:

• 662,630: The number of votes former President Rodrigo Duterte received in the mayoral race in Davao City.
• 6/30: The date by which the Comelec will lose jurisdiction over elected officials with no pending cases.
• 12:01: The time by which the assumption of office will take place on June 30.

Sources:

• Sebastian 'Baste' Duterte to serve as acting mayor of Davao City (inquirer.net, no date)
• EXPLAINER: Can jailed Duterte be Davao City mayor? Here's what DILG says (inquirer.net, no date)