Rodrigo Duterte stayed in the Hague station for more than three weeks under charges of crimes against humanity for Deadly anti -domestic campaign He was monitored in the Philippines.

But the former president is still on the ballot in the mayor’s election in his home base next month, a race for which political analysts say he has a good chance of winning. The wave of sympathy for Mr. Duterte also encouraged candidates in other races to express his support.

Even from afar, it still draws crowds.

Thousands of people dressed in green related to his political party flooded the streets of Davioa, in the southern Philippines, March 28, turning the celebration of his 80th birthday for Mr. Duterte into a huge political gathering.

Other meetings were held at Philippines and abroad – including outside the custody of the Center at the International Criminal Court in the Netherlands, where Mr. Duterte took place after being arrested on March 11.

In Davau, Mr. Duterte remains widely popular, remembering that he broke problems such as drugs, small crime and violence.

“Why was the man who saved us in prison?” asked Joel Valles, 46, who joined the rally last month with his mother Professor Valles, 84.

The restaurant that led Valleses in the town of Daul, Sani’s original Kabawan and Bulaloan, was a favorite hangout of Mr. Duterete and is decorated with photos of the former president and his children.

Like many companies owners in Davau, Mr. Valles said he closed early so his employees could attend the gathering.

Many brought cakes and large cardboard cuts with Mr. Duterte’s pictures for a rally. The concert followed, and singers and local politicians appeared on stage until midnight.

As mayor, Mr. Duterte was laoned in the Philippines. When he launched an offer for the Presidency in 2016, Ferdinand Marcos Jr. “Now the president,” he flew into the given to ask if he could be his racing friend. (Was rejected.)

For Mr. Duterte’s supporters, he gave a city to him: sure, neat and disciplined. His critics have said that this is a place where the out -of -court murder of suspects are normalized.

Mr. Duterte is Accused by ICC Leading the so -called team of death in the city of Daul, a Vigilanta group that acted as a judge, jury and execution. His goals were mostly tiny criminals and small drug traders from the poor districts, say groups for rights.

From 1998 to 2015, the detachment killed at least 1,424 people in Davau, according to Local coalition quoted by amnesty International. As a president, Duterte’s war against drugs was even more bloody. Rights groups set up the number of deaths between 12,000 and 30,000.

Now Mr. Duterte is trying to political return from his cell, running for the mayor of the city he first managed in 1988 and ruled more than two decades.

His youngest son, Sebastian Duterte, is a place, but he stepped down to run for Deputy Mayor. The election campaign on May 12 began on March 28 – Mr. Duterte’s birthday.

Karlo Nograles, a former Cabinet Secretary for President Duterte, considered running the mayoral race against an unopular official. But political analysts said that the candidacy of the elder Mr. Duterete had a race and that he had a good chance of winning.

Analysts see the candidates of Mr. Duterte and his family members as an effort to define and maintain the decaying dynasty of their family in the south.

Mr. Duterte’s second son, Paolo, also runs as a district representative. Paolo’s son, Rodrigo II, aims to become a city councilor. If all four Duters wins and the former president resign after the election, Sebastian would become mayor, and Rodrigo II could become a deputy mayor if they win more votes than other selected councilors.

With the election for the Senate held on the same day, the campaign of Mr. Duterte also had firefighting effects in national politics. This further complicated the entangled network of affiliation and rivalry in which President Marcos clashed with his Vice -President Sarah Duterte, the daughter of his predecessor.

Mr. Marcos said early in his administration that he would not work with the ICC in his pursuit of Mr. Duterete, later reversed the course after Mrs. Duterte threatened to have him and his family killed.

In Manila, some candidates for the Senate seemed to be aligned with Mr. Dutete, they were raised slightly to the polls, political analysts say. Even some candidates supported by Mr. Marcos, including his sister IMEE, spoke against Mr. Duterte’s arrest.

Still, the questions keep about how long Duters can keep their momentum.

Mrs. Duterte said her father had longed to return home and “serve it.” But in the same breath, she invited the fans to move on because “Maybe they’ll never come back.”

Return to Daul, the crowd at the birthday gathering seemed to hope that.

At one point, the unmanned show illuminated the night sky, and the formations portrayed a series of pictures: Mr. Duterte’s face, his trademark squeezed by his fist and then his signature.

“Bring him home!” The crowd cried.