Filipinos vote in midterm elections, Senate races garner attention

Voters in the Philippines are casting their ballots in midterm elections on Monday. Much attention is focused on races for the Senate, where Vice President Sara Duterte is due to face an impeachment trial. 

Midterm polls take place on both national and local levels at the halfway point of the president's six-year term. Voters choose half of the 24 senators and all of the House of Representatives members, as well as governors, mayors and all other local officials up for election. Ballot counting will start immediately after polling stations close on Monday.