Commission on Election (Comelec) 'Kontra Daya, Kontra Bigay' Commissioner Ernest Maceda answers media questions during the weekly Kapihan Forum in Manila on March 12, 2025. When asked what will happen to the mayoralty candidacy of former president Rodrigo Duterte, Maceda said that he was still a candidate and he could campaign from The Hague. He also said that substitution was no longer possible. In case that Duterte wins despite being away, the winning vice mayor can perform the duty of mayor. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
Commission on Election (Comelec) 'Kontra Daya, Kontra Bigay' Commissioner Ernest Maceda answers media questions during the weekly Kapihan Forum in Manila on March 12, 2025. When asked what will happen to the mayoralty candidacy of former president Rodrigo Duterte, Maceda said that he was still a candidate and he could campaign from The Hague. He also said that substitution was no longer possible. In case that Duterte wins despite being away, the winning vice mayor can perform the duty of mayor. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
Commission on Election (Comelec) 'Kontra Daya, Kontra Bigay' Commissioner Ernest Maceda answers media questions during the weekly Kapihan Forum in Manila on March 12, 2025. When asked what will happen to the mayoralty candidacy of former president Rodrigo Duterte, Maceda said that he was still a candidate and he could campaign from The Hague. He also said that substitution was no longer possible. In case that Duterte wins despite being away, the winning vice mayor can perform the duty of mayor. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
Commission on Election (Comelec) 'Kontra Daya, Kontra Bigay' Commissioner Ernest Maceda answers media questions during the weekly Kapihan Forum in Manila on March 12, 2025. When asked what will happen to the mayoralty candidacy of former president Rodrigo Duterte, Maceda said that he was still a candidate and he could campaign from The Hague. He also said that substitution was no longer possible. In case that Duterte wins despite being away, the winning vice mayor can perform the duty of mayor. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
Commission on Election (Comelec) 'Kontra Daya, Kontra Bigay' Commissioner Ernest Maceda answers media questions during the weekly Kapihan Forum in Manila on March 12, 2025. When asked what will happen to the mayoralty candidacy of former president Rodrigo Duterte, Maceda said that he was still a candidate and he could campaign from The Hague. He also said that substitution was no longer possible. In case that Duterte wins despite being away, the winning vice mayor can perform the duty of mayor. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
Commission on Election (Comelec) 'Kontra Daya, Kontra Bigay' Commissioner Ernest Maceda answers media questions during the weekly Kapihan Forum in Manila on March 12, 2025. When asked what will happen to the mayoralty candidacy of former president Rodrigo Duterte, Maceda said that he was still a candidate and he could campaign from The Hague. He also said that substitution was no longer possible. In case that Duterte wins despite being away, the winning vice mayor can perform the duty of mayor. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
Commission on Election (Comelec) 'Kontra Daya, Kontra Bigay' Commissioner Ernest Maceda answers media questions during the weekly Kapihan Forum in Manila on March 12, 2025. When asked what will happen to the mayoralty candidacy of former president Rodrigo Duterte, Maceda said that he was still a candidate and he could campaign from The Hague. He also said that substitution was no longer possible. In case that Duterte wins despite being away, the winning vice mayor can perform the duty of mayor. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
Commission on Election (Comelec) 'Kontra Daya, Kontra Bigay' Commissioner Ernest Maceda answers media questions during the weekly Kapihan Forum in Manila on March 12, 2025. When asked what will happen to the mayoralty candidacy of former president Rodrigo Duterte, Maceda said that he was still a candidate and he could campaign from The Hague. He also said that substitution was no longer possible. In case that Duterte wins despite being away, the winning vice mayor can perform the duty of mayor. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
Commission on Election (Comelec) 'Kontra Daya, Kontra Bigay' Commissioner Ernest Maceda answers media questions during the weekly Kapihan Forum in Manila on March 12, 2025. When asked what will happen to the mayoralty candidacy of former president Rodrigo Duterte, Maceda said that he was still a candidate and he could campaign from The Hague. He also said that substitution was no longer possible. In case that Duterte wins despite being away, the winning vice mayor can perform the duty of mayor. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
Commission on Election (Comelec) 'Kontra Daya, Kontra Bigay' Commissioner Ernest Maceda answers media questions during the weekly Kapihan Forum in Manila on March 12, 2025. When asked what will happen to the mayoralty candidacy of former president Rodrigo Duterte, Maceda said that he was still a candidate and he could campaign from The Hague. He also said that substitution was no longer possible. In case that Duterte wins despite being away, the winning vice mayor can perform the duty of mayor. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
Commission on Election (Comelec) 'Kontra Daya, Kontra Bigay' Commissioner Ernest Maceda answers media questions during the weekly Kapihan Forum in Manila on March 12, 2025. When asked what will happen to the mayoralty candidacy of former president Rodrigo Duterte, Maceda said that he was still a candidate and he could campaign from The Hague. He also said that substitution was no longer possible. In case that Duterte wins despite being away, the winning vice mayor can perform the duty of mayor. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
Commission on Election (Comelec) 'Kontra Daya, Kontra Bigay' Commissioner Ernest Maceda answers media questions during the weekly Kapihan Forum in Manila on March 12, 2025. When asked what will happen to the mayoralty candidacy of former president Rodrigo Duterte, Maceda said that he was still a candidate and he could campaign from The Hague. He also said that substitution was no longer possible. In case that Duterte wins despite being away, the winning vice mayor can perform the duty of mayor. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
Commission on Election (Comelec) 'Kontra Daya, Kontra Bigay' Commissioner Ernest Maceda answers media questions during the weekly Kapihan Forum in Manila on March 12, 2025. When asked what will happen to the mayoralty candidacy of former president Rodrigo Duterte, Maceda said that he was still a candidate and he could campaign from The Hague. He also said that substitution was no longer possible. In case that Duterte wins despite being away, the winning vice mayor can perform the duty of mayor. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
Commission on Election (Comelec) 'Kontra Daya, Kontra Bigay' Commissioner Ernest Maceda answers media questions during the weekly Kapihan Forum in Manila on March 12, 2025. When asked what will happen to the mayoralty candidacy of former president Rodrigo Duterte, Maceda said that he was still a candidate and he could campaign from The Hague. He also said that substitution was no longer possible. In case that Duterte wins despite being away, the winning vice mayor can perform the duty of mayor. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
Commission on Election (Comelec) 'Kontra Daya, Kontra Bigay' Commissioner Ernest Maceda answers media questions during the weekly Kapihan Forum in Manila on March 12, 2025. When asked what will happen to the mayoralty candidacy of former president Rodrigo Duterte, Maceda said that he was still a candidate and he could campaign from The Hague. He also said that substitution was no longer possible. In case that Duterte wins despite being away, the winning vice mayor can perform the duty of mayor. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
Commission on Election (Comelec) 'Kontra Daya, Kontra Bigay' Commissioner Ernest Maceda answers media questions during the weekly Kapihan Forum in Manila on March 12, 2025. When asked what will happen to the mayoralty candidacy of former president Rodrigo Duterte, Maceda said that he was still a candidate and he could campaign from The Hague. He also said that substitution was no longer possible. In case that Duterte wins despite being away, the winning vice mayor can perform the duty of mayor. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
Commission on Election (Comelec) 'Kontra Daya, Kontra Bigay' Commissioner Ernest Maceda answers media questions during the weekly Kapihan Forum in Manila on March 12, 2025. When asked what will happen to the mayoralty candidacy of former president Rodrigo Duterte, Maceda said that he was still a candidate and he could campaign from The Hague. He also said that substitution was no longer possible. In case that Duterte wins despite being away, the winning vice mayor can perform the duty of mayor. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
Commission on Election (Comelec) 'Kontra Daya, Kontra Bigay' Commissioner Ernest Maceda answers media questions during the weekly Kapihan Forum in Manila on March 12, 2025. When asked what will happen to the mayoralty candidacy of former president Rodrigo Duterte, Maceda said that he was still a candidate and he could campaign from The Hague. He also said that substitution was no longer possible. In case that Duterte wins despite being away, the winning vice mayor can perform the duty of mayor. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
Commission on Election (Comelec) 'Kontra Daya, Kontra Bigay' Commissioner Ernest Maceda answers media questions during the weekly Kapihan Forum in Manila on March 12, 2025. When asked what will happen to the mayoralty candidacy of former president Rodrigo Duterte, Maceda said that he was still a candidate and he could campaign from The Hague. He also said that substitution was no longer possible. In case that Duterte wins despite being away, the winning vice mayor can perform the duty of mayor. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
Commission on Election (Comelec) 'Kontra Daya, Kontra Bigay' Commissioner Ernest Maceda answers media questions during the weekly Kapihan Forum in Manila on March 12, 2025. When asked what will happen to the mayoralty candidacy of former president Rodrigo Duterte, Maceda said that he was still a candidate and he could campaign from The Hague. He also said that substitution was no longer possible. In case that Duterte wins despite being away, the winning vice mayor can perform the duty of mayor. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
Commission on Election (Comelec) 'Kontra Daya, Kontra Bigay' Commissioner Ernest Maceda answers media questions during the weekly Kapihan Forum in Manila on March 12, 2025. When asked what will happen to the mayoralty candidacy of former president Rodrigo Duterte, Maceda said that he was still a candidate and he could campaign from The Hague. He also said that substitution was no longer possible. In case that Duterte wins despite being away, the winning vice mayor can perform the duty of mayor. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
Commission on Election (Comelec) 'Kontra Daya, Kontra Bigay' Commissioner Ernest Maceda answers media questions during the weekly Kapihan Forum in Manila on March 12, 2025. When asked what will happen to the mayoralty candidacy of former president Rodrigo Duterte, Maceda said that he was still a candidate and he could campaign from The Hague. He also said that substitution was no longer possible. In case that Duterte wins despite being away, the winning vice mayor can perform the duty of mayor. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
Commission on Election (Comelec) 'Kontra Daya, Kontra Bigay' Commissioner Ernest Maceda answers media questions during the weekly Kapihan Forum in Manila on March 12, 2025. When asked what will happen to the mayoralty candidacy of former president Rodrigo Duterte, Maceda said that he was still a candidate and he could campaign from The Hague. He also said that substitution was no longer possible. In case that Duterte wins despite being away, the winning vice mayor can perform the duty of mayor. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
Commission on Election (Comelec) 'Kontra Daya, Kontra Bigay' Commissioner Ernest Maceda answers media questions during the weekly Kapihan Forum in Manila on March 12, 2025. When asked what will happen to the mayoralty candidacy of former president Rodrigo Duterte, Maceda said that he was still a candidate and he could campaign from The Hague. He also said that substitution was no longer possible. In case that Duterte wins despite being away, the winning vice mayor can perform the duty of mayor. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
Commission on Election (Comelec) 'Kontra Daya, Kontra Bigay' Commissioner Ernest Maceda answers media questions during the weekly Kapihan Forum in Manila on March 12, 2025. When asked what will happen to the mayoralty candidacy of former president Rodrigo Duterte, Maceda said that he was still a candidate and he could campaign from The Hague. He also said that substitution was no longer possible. In case that Duterte wins despite being away, the winning vice mayor can perform the duty of mayor. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
Commission on Election (Comelec) 'Kontra Daya, Kontra Bigay' Commissioner Ernest Maceda answers media questions during the weekly Kapihan Forum in Manila on March 12, 2025. When asked what will happen to the mayoralty candidacy of former president Rodrigo Duterte, Maceda said that he was still a candidate and he could campaign from The Hague. He also said that substitution was no longer possible. In case that Duterte wins despite being away, the winning vice mayor can perform the duty of mayor. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
Commission on Election (Comelec) 'Kontra Daya, Kontra Bigay' Commissioner Ernest Maceda answers media questions during the weekly Kapihan Forum in Manila on March 12, 2025. When asked what will happen to the mayoralty candidacy of former president Rodrigo Duterte, Maceda said that he was still a candidate and he could campaign from The Hague. He also said that substitution was no longer possible. In case that Duterte wins despite being away, the winning vice mayor can perform the duty of mayor. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
Commission on Election (Comelec) 'Kontra Daya, Kontra Bigay' Commissioner Ernest Maceda answers media questions during the weekly Kapihan Forum in Manila on March 12, 2025. When asked what will happen to the mayoralty candidacy of former president Rodrigo Duterte, Maceda said that he was still a candidate and he could campaign from The Hague. He also said that substitution was no longer possible. In case that Duterte wins despite being away, the winning vice mayor can perform the duty of mayor. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
Commission on Election (Comelec) 'Kontra Daya, Kontra Bigay' Commissioner Ernest Maceda answers media questions during the weekly Kapihan Forum in Manila on March 12, 2025. When asked what will happen to the mayoralty candidacy of former president Rodrigo Duterte, Maceda said that he was still a candidate and he could campaign from The Hague. He also said that substitution was no longer possible. In case that Duterte wins despite being away, the winning vice mayor can perform the duty of mayor. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
Commission on Election (Comelec) 'Kontra Daya, Kontra Bigay' Commissioner Ernest Maceda answers media questions during the weekly Kapihan Forum in Manila on March 12, 2025. When asked what will happen to the mayoralty candidacy of former president Rodrigo Duterte, Maceda said that he was still a candidate and he could campaign from The Hague. He also said that substitution was no longer possible. In case that Duterte wins despite being away, the winning vice mayor can perform the duty of mayor. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
Commission on Election (Comelec) 'Kontra Daya, Kontra Bigay' Commissioner Ernest Maceda answers media questions during the weekly Kapihan Forum in Manila on March 12, 2025. When asked what will happen to the mayoralty candidacy of former president Rodrigo Duterte, Maceda said that he was still a candidate and he could campaign from The Hague. He also said that substitution was no longer possible. In case that Duterte wins despite being away, the winning vice mayor can perform the duty of mayor. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
Commission on Election (Comelec) 'Kontra Daya, Kontra Bigay' Commissioner Ernest Maceda answers media questions during the weekly Kapihan Forum in Manila on March 12, 2025. When asked what will happen to the mayoralty candidacy of former president Rodrigo Duterte, Maceda said that he was still a candidate and he could campaign from The Hague. He also said that substitution was no longer possible. In case that Duterte wins despite being away, the winning vice mayor can perform the duty of mayor. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
Commission on Election (Comelec) 'Kontra Daya, Kontra Bigay' Commissioner Ernest Maceda answers media questions during the weekly Kapihan Forum in Manila on March 12, 2025. When asked what will happen to the mayoralty candidacy of former president Rodrigo Duterte, Maceda said that he was still a candidate and he could campaign from The Hague. He also said that substitution was no longer possible. In case that Duterte wins despite being away, the winning vice mayor can perform the duty of mayor. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
Commission on Election (Comelec) 'Kontra Daya, Kontra Bigay' Commissioner Ernest Maceda answers media questions during the weekly Kapihan Forum in Manila on March 12, 2025. When asked what will happen to the mayoralty candidacy of former president Rodrigo Duterte, Maceda said that he was still a candidate and he could campaign from The Hague. He also said that substitution was no longer possible. In case that Duterte wins despite being away, the winning vice mayor can perform the duty of mayor. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
Commission on Election (Comelec) 'Kontra Daya, Kontra Bigay' Commissioner Ernest Maceda answers media questions during the weekly Kapihan Forum in Manila on March 12, 2025. When asked what will happen to the mayoralty candidacy of former president Rodrigo Duterte, Maceda said that he was still a candidate and he could campaign from The Hague. He also said that substitution was no longer possible. In case that Duterte wins despite being away, the winning vice mayor can perform the duty of mayor. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
Commission on Election (Comelec) 'Kontra Daya, Kontra Bigay' Commissioner Ernest Maceda answers media questions during the weekly Kapihan Forum in Manila on March 12, 2025. When asked what will happen to the mayoralty candidacy of former president Rodrigo Duterte, Maceda said that he was still a candidate and he could campaign from The Hague. He also said that substitution was no longer possible. In case that Duterte wins despite being away, the winning vice mayor can perform the duty of mayor. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
Commission on Election (Comelec) 'Kontra Daya, Kontra Bigay' Commissioner Ernest Maceda answers media questions during the weekly Kapihan Forum in Manila on March 12, 2025. When asked what will happen to the mayoralty candidacy of former president Rodrigo Duterte, Maceda said that he was still a candidate and he could campaign from The Hague. He also said that substitution was no longer possible. In case that Duterte wins despite being away, the winning vice mayor can perform the duty of mayor. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
Commission on Election (Comelec) 'Kontra Daya, Kontra Bigay' Commissioner Ernest Maceda answers media questions during the weekly Kapihan Forum in Manila on March 12, 2025. When asked what will happen to the mayoralty candidacy of former president Rodrigo Duterte, Maceda said that he was still a candidate and he could campaign from The Hague. He also said that substitution was no longer possible. In case that Duterte wins despite being away, the winning vice mayor can perform the duty of mayor. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
Commission on Election (Comelec) 'Kontra Daya, Kontra Bigay' Commissioner Ernest Maceda answers media questions during the weekly Kapihan Forum in Manila on March 12, 2025. When asked what will happen to the mayoralty candidacy of former president Rodrigo Duterte, Maceda said that he was still a candidate and he could campaign from The Hague. He also said that substitution was no longer possible. In case that Duterte wins despite being away, the winning vice mayor can perform the duty of mayor. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
Commission on Election (Comelec) 'Kontra Daya, Kontra Bigay' Commissioner Ernest Maceda answers media questions during the weekly Kapihan Forum in Manila on March 12, 2025. When asked what will happen to the mayoralty candidacy of former president Rodrigo Duterte, Maceda said that he was still a candidate and he could campaign from The Hague. He also said that substitution was no longer possible. In case that Duterte wins despite being away, the winning vice mayor can perform the duty of mayor. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO

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