Philippines president-elect Rodrigo Duterte weeps at parents' tomb after hearing likely election result

Soon after it became apparent from election results that Rodrigo Duterte would be the next president of the Philippines, he drove, at 3am yesterday, to a cemetery to visit his parents’ tomb. And there he wept.

Gone was the rough, tough-talking, vulgar personality that voters had seen in stump speeches and campaign rallies.

Now, he was an emotional son, seeking blessings from his parents for a monumental task ahead.