Trivia

1 Rodrigo "Rody" Roa Duterte born March 28, 1945, also known as Digong, is a Filipino
lawyer and politician who is the 16th and current President of the Philippines and the first
from Mindanao, the southernmost island of the country to hold the office. He is chair of the ruling PDP–
Laban party. At 71 years old, Duterte is the oldest person to assume the Philippine presidency; the record
was previously held by Sergio Osmeña at the age of 65.

2 Duterte studied political science at the Lyceum of the Philippines University, graduating
in 1968, before obtaining a law degree from San Beda College of Law in 1972. He then worked as a
lawyer and was a prosecutor for Davao City, a highly urbanized city on Mindanao island, before
becoming vice mayor and, subsequently, mayor of the city in the wake of the Philippine Revolution of
1986. Duterte was among the longest-serving

3 mayors in the Philippines, serving seven terms and totaling more than 22 years in office.
Duterte's political success has been aided by his vocal support for the extrajudicial killing of drug
users and other criminals. Human rights groups have documented over 1,400 killings allegedly by death
squads operating in Davao between 1998 and May 2016; the victims were mainly drug users, petty
criminals and…

4 street children. A 2009 report by the Philippine Commission on Human

Rights confirmed the "systematic practice of extrajudicial killings" by the Davao Death Squad. Duterte
has alternately confirmed and denied his involvement. The Office of the Ombudsman closed an
investigation in January 2016 stating that they found no evidence that the Davao Death Squad exists, and
no evidence to connect the police or Duterte with the …

5 killings. The case has since been reopened. Duterte has repeatedly confirmed that he
personally killed three kidnapping suspects at a police checkpoint while Mayor of Davao in 1988.
On May 9, 2016, Duterte won the Philippine presidential election with 39.01% of the votes, defeating
four other candidates, namely Mar Roxas of the Liberal Party (23.4%), Senator Grace Poe (21.6%),
former vice president …

6 Jejomar Binay of the United Nationalist Alliance(12.9%), and the late Senator Miriam
Defensor Santiago of the People's Reform Party (3%). During his campaign, he promised to reduce crime
by killing tens of thousands of criminals. His domestic policy has focused on combating the illegal drug
trade by initiating the Philippine Drug War. According to the Philippine National Police the death total
passed 7,000 in January 2017, after which the …
7 police stopped publishing data. Following criticism from United Nations human rights
experts that extrajudicial killings had increased since his election, he threatened to withdraw the
Philippines from the UN and form a new organization with China and African nations. He has also
declared his intention to pursue an "independent foreign policy", and sought to distance the Philippines
from the United States and European nations …

8 and pursue closer ties with China and Russia. Human rights activists and organizations
have labelled him as a dictator or strongman for his violent crackdowns on drug users; he responded by
publicly mocking and insulting his critics and encouraged police brutality and murder against anti-
government protestors "for obstructing justice."

Questions

1. Duterte is the Philippines _ president.

Ans: 16th

2. What is the date of birth of Duterte?

Ans: March 28, 1945

3. How many years did Duterte served as a mayor?

Ans: more than 22 years

4. What is Rodrigo Duterte’s nickname?

Answer: Digong
5. At what age did duterte became the president of the Philippines?
Ans: 71 years old

6. What is his political party?

Ans: PDP- laban

7. What occupation did duterte had before becoming vice mayor and, subsequently, mayor of the city in
the wake of the Philippine Revolution of 1986?
Ans: Lawyer and prosecutor

8. Where did he get his Law Degree?

Ans: San Beda College

9. When did Duterte won the Philippine Presidential Election?

Ans: May 9, 2016

10. According to the Philippine National Police the death total passed ______ in January 2017, after
which the police stopped publishing data.
Ans: 7,000

11. Who held the previous record of being the oldest person to assume the Philippine presidency?
Ans: Sergio Osmeña

12. When did Duterte graduated in The Lyceum of the Philippines University?
Ans: 1968

13. Human rights groups have documented over 1,400 killings allegedly by ______ operating in Davao
between 1998 and May 2016
Ans: Davao Death Squads

14. Duterte has repeatedly confirmed that he personally killed three kidnapping suspects at a police
checkpoint while Mayor of Davao in ______.
Ans: 1988

15. Duterte won the Philippine presidential election with 39.01% of the votes, defeating four other
candidates, namely ______ of the Liberal Party (23.4%), Senator _________ (21.6%), former vice
president __________ of the United Nationalist Alliance(12.9%), and the late Senator _______ of
the People's Reform Party (3%)
Ans. Mar Roxas , Grace Poe , Jejomar Binay, Miriam Defensor Santiago

16. What is Duterte’s full name?

Ans: Rodrigo "Rody" Roa Duterte