Elections in Philippines : Duterte hopes to strengthen his power

They are nearly 62 million voters, for 18,000 mandates to renew, and one man to plebiscite. Officially, Filipinos who vote on Monday, May 13 are called to choose their next mayors, governors, their representatives in the lower house and their senators. But in fact, this election promises to be an unofficial referendum that must validate or not the policy led by President Rodrigo Duterte for three years.
"The question is whether Filipinos will approve or reject the outcome of the 2016 elections, analysis, Richard Heydarian," Philippine policy specialist. "Is this an aberration, an accident of history, or has the country entered a new era, a new normal?"........