The Philippines’s parliamentary elections reflect yet another vote between dynastic political families, but the outcome still has implications for Manila’s foreign policy towards Washington and

Here’s what to know about the crucial midterms and the rival dynasties at the heart of the Southeast Asian nation’s politics.

Even though he is detained in The Hague, former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was among candidates who vied for some 18,000 national and local seats in Monday’s midterm elections.