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Philippines election: Outspoken mayor Duterte 'ahead' (outspoken: 거침없이 말하는, 노골적인)

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Outspoken mayor Rodrigo "Digong" Duterte is well ahead in the Philippine election, with two thirds of the votes counted, an official monitor says.

The PPCRV monitor said the Davao mayor had more than 11m of the votes so far counted - about 39%. He only needs the most votes to win.

Five candidates are running. Senator Grace Poe is currently second with 22%.

Mr Duterte has been the long-time frontrunner in a campaign driven by the economy, inequality and corruption.

Voting was extended for an hour in some areas after glitches with vote-counting machines.

More than 100,000 police officers were on duty amid violence ahead of the election.

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President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino is standing down as the constitution limits presidents to one six-year term. Filipinos will also pick a vice-president and local officials.

The Punisher

The PPCRV (Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting) is accredited by the election commission to monitor counting but its reporting does not represent an official tally.

Mr Duterte said of his apparent big early lead: "I ain't there until I am there. If it is my destiny to be there then I accept it."

The election campaign has focused on reforming the economy, infrastructure, tackling corruption and crime and on the territorial disputes with China in the South China Sea.

Mr Duterte has run a campaign focused on law and order issues, but made many controversial statements, including saying that he would butcher criminals.

A former state prosecutor nicknamed "The Punisher", he has been mayor of the southern city of Davao for more than 22 years.

He recently joked that, as mayor, he should have been first to rape an Australian missionary murdered in a prison riot, but he later apologised.

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At the scene: Jonathan Head, BBC South East Asia correspondent

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Media captionOutspoken mayor Rodrigo "Digong" Duterte holds a considerable lead over his rivals, as Jonathan Head reports

Elections here are a cheerful, communal affair with large family groups or neighbours walking into the polling stations to vote together.

The constant crowds coming in and out of the elementary school in Manila's Tondo district looked hard to manage. But election officials are well-practised, and voters well-informed.

Plenty of officials were on hand to help voters manage the formidable ballot sheets, listing in this constituency dozens of candidates for the various local and national posts.

The enthusiasm across the age and class spectrum for Mr Duterte in this campaign has exposed the weariness of Filipinos with the familiar political faces, who have delivered some economic improvements but little real change in the levels of poverty and corruption.

Mr Duterte has suggested he will disregard democratic checks and balances if they get in the way of fixing the country's problems.

It's a message that has excited and attracted people. Yet the numbers coming to vote here, and the positive and relaxed atmosphere, show that the faith in the familiar rituals of democracy is still as strong here as anywhere in Asia.

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Senator Poe is a former schoolteacher and first-term senator. The candidate currently just behind her on third in the counting with 21%, Mar Roxas, is a former investment banker and the grandson of the first president of the Philippine Republic.

President Benigno Aquino has been leading attempts to bring together other candidates in an effort to defeat Mr Duterte.

He warned that if Mr Duterte were to be elected, it could mean a return to dictatorship.

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Image captionCurrent President Benigno Aquino can only serve one presidential term

A vice-president, senators and about 18,000 local officials including mayors are also being elected.

Among the candidates for the vice-presidency is Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr, the son of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos.

According to the PPCRV he is currently ahead, with 37% of the vote compared to 33.6% for Maria Leonor Robredo, again with 67% of the votes counted. There are four other candidates.

More than 54 million people are registered to vote across the archipelago of 7,000 islands.

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