Also known as:

 Rodrigo Roa Duterte

 Rody Roa Duterte
 Digong
Famous as: Sixteenth President of the Philippines
Nationality: Filipino
Birth Date: March 28, 1945
Age: 72 yr old
Born In: Maasin, Philippines
Father: Vicente Duterte
Mother: Soledad Roa
Siblings:
 Eleanore Duterte
 Jocelyn Duterte
 Emmanuel Duterte
 Benjamin Duterte
Spouse/Partner: Elizabeth Zimmerman (m.1973-2000)
Honeylet Avanceña
Children:
 Sara Duterte
 Paolo Duterte
 Veronica A. Duterte
 Sebastian Z. Duterte
Childhood & Early Years
 Rodrigo Duterte was born on March 28, 1945, in Maasin, Philippines.
His father, Vicente G. Duterte, was a Cebuano lawyer. Later he
became the acting mayor of Danao and after that, the provincial
governor of the then-undivided Davao province.
 Rodrigo’s mother, Soledad Roa, was a school teacher and a civic
leader. Rodrigo was born second of his parents’ five children. His sister
Eleanore was the eldest of the lot while Jocelyn was the youngest.
Between him and Jocelyn are two brothers, Emmanuel or Blue Boy;
and Benjamin or Bong.
 Rodrigo, lovingly called Digong, started his education at Laboon
Elementary School in Maasin. But within one year, the family shifted to
Davao City, where he was admitted to Santa Ana Elementary School,
passing out from there in 1956.
 His high school education was not at all smooth. After being expelled
from two schools for unruly behavior, he was finally admitted to the
High School Department of the then Holy Cross College (now Cor Jesu
College) in Digos and ultimately completed his schooling from there.
 It was not that he was a bad student. He just enjoyed hanging around
with city toughs and became street-smart, picking up their vocabulary
and mannerism. Although it caused immense trouble during his school
days and earned him severe whipping at home the experience later
helped him to connect with the masses.
 After passing out from school, he was sent to Manila and admitted to
Lyceum of the Philippines University. In 1968, he graduated from
there with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science.
 Subsequently, he entered San Beda College of Law, also in Manila and
earned his degree in 1972. In the same year, he also cleared his bar
examination.

Career
 Rodrigo Roa Duterte began his career at Davao City bar. Subsequently
in 1977, he became Special Counsel at the City Prosecution Office,
serving in the post until 1979.
 From 1979 to 1981, he served as the Fourth Assistant City Prosecutor;
from 1981 to 1983, as the Third Assistant City Prosecutor and from
1983 to 1986, as the Second Assistant City Prosecutor.
 Meanwhile in 1983, People’s Power Revolution began which in 1986,
overthrew the dictatorial government of Ferdinand Marcos and
restored democratic institutions in the country. In the same year,
Duterte was appointed as the Officer-in-charge Vice Mayor for the City
of Davao.
 In 1988, he contested the election for the Mayoral post and won.
Subsequently, he won two more terms, remaining in the position till
1998. During this period, he set an example by choosing his deputy
mayors from the Lumad and Moro communities, a practice that was
later emulated by other cities.
 As the country’s law does not allow any person to hold any civic office
for more than three consecutive terms, he could not stand in the
mayoral election in 1998. So, Duterte chose to run for the House of
Representatives and won.
 From 1998 to 2001, he served as the Congressman of the 1st District
of Davao City under the Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino
coalition, a job he found immensely boring. Therefore in 2001, he once
more stood for the mayoral election in Davao.
 Subsequently, he won three more consecutive terms (2001, 2004 and
2007). During this period, the condition of Davao City improved in all
respects. It won the National Literacy Hall of Fame Award for winning
the first place in the Outstanding Local Government Unit, Highly
Urbanized City category thrice.
 Moreover, Duterte never confined himself to his office. He worked at
the street level and was often seen leading from the front, riding his
big motor cycle with a convoy, fitted with M16 rifles, following him. As
a result, the crime rate was drastically reduced during his tenure.
 More significant was his war on drugs. In addition, he imposed anti-
smoking rules and prohibited selling, serving, and consuming alcoholic
beverages from 01:00 AM until 08:00 AM. He also introduced women’s
rights bill that aimed to eliminate discrimination against women and
promote their rights.
 In 2010, after running three consecutive terms as the Mayor of the
Davao City, he was once again barred by law to contest for the same
 post. Therefore, he ran for the post of Vice Mayor while his daughter
Sara Duterte-Carpio became the Mayor.
 In 2013, he again ran for the post of the Mayor of Davao City and
won. He now continued his work on making the city crime free.
Previously, he had refused to become the Interior Secretary four
times, preferring to serve his city; but now he began to take interest
in national politics.
 In 2014, Duterte gave a call for forming a federal form of government,
which would reflect the aspiration of the Pilipino people including the
various tribes. The following year, he was asked to run for the post of
President.
 Initially he was very hesitant, citing lack of campaign funds and
political machinery for his reticence. He only agreed when his daughter
Sara Duterte-Carpio shaved her head as a mark of her protest.
 The General Election took place on May 9, 2016. On May 27, 2016, the
16th Congress of the Philippines proclaimed Rodrigo Duterte of Partido
Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan party as the President-elect of
the Philippines. He won with 16,601,997 (39.01%) votes, which is 6.6
million more than his nearest rival.
 President Duterte began his term on 30 June 2016. As the President of
Philippines, he now resides in Manila, but visits Davao City every
week.