When 68 million Filipinos head to the polls on Monday, Sara Duterte's name will not be on the ballot.

But the results of the election, which includes 12 senate races, will have a huge impact on her political future.

They will affect both her role as the Philippines' current vice-president and any hopes she might have of running for the country's presidency one day, as she faces the prospect of a ban from politics - decided by lawmakers in the Senate.

The 46-year-old is the eldest daughter of the Philippines' former President Rodrigo Duterte. She trained as a lawyer before entering politics in 2007, when she was elected as her father's vice-mayor in their family's hometown Davao.

Rodrigo Duterte has described her as the "alpha" character of the family, who always gets her way.

The younger Duterte was previously filmed punching a court official in the face after he refused her request, leading one local news outlet to bestow the nickname of "the slugger" upon her.

She and her father are known to share similar traits, as well as a shared passion for riding big motorbikes.

As one cable from the US embassy in Manila in 2009, leaked by Wikileaks, described........

© BBC