Presidential elections in the Philippines were held on May 9, 2016, as part of the 2016 general election. This was the 16th direct presidential election in the country since 1935 and the fifth sextenn

The 2016 presidential campaign of Rodrigo Duterte was announced on November 21, 2015. Rodrigo Duterte, who was then serving as Mayor of Davao City, had refused to run and turned down other presidentia