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Rodrigo Duterte
KGCR
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16th President of the Philippines | |
Assumed office June 30, 2016 |
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Vice President | Leni Robredo |
Preceded by | Benigno Aquino III |
Mayor of Davao City | |
In office June 30, 2013 – June 30, 2016 |
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Vice Mayor | Paolo Duterte |
Preceded by | Sara Duterte |
Succeeded by | Sara Duterte |
In office June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2010 |
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Vice Mayor | Luis Bonguyan Sara Duterte |
Preceded by | Benjamin de Guzman |
Succeeded by | Sara Duterte |
In office February 2, 1988 – June 30, 1998 |
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Vice Mayor | Dominador Zuño (Acting) Luis Bonguyan Benjamin de Guzman |
Preceded by | Jacinto Rubillar |
Succeeded by | Benjamin de Guzman |
Vice Mayor of Davao City | |
In office June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2013 |
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Mayor | Sara Duterte |
Preceded by | Sara Duterte |
Succeeded by | Paolo Duterte |
In office May 2, 1986 – November 27, 1987 Officer in Charge |
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Mayor | Zafiro Respicio |
Preceded by | Cornelio Maskariño |
Succeeded by | Gilbert Abellera |
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Davao City's 1st District |
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In office June 30, 1998 – June 30, 2001 |
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Preceded by | Prospero Nograles |
Succeeded by | Prospero Nograles |
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Born |
Rodrigo Roa Duterte
March 28, 1945 Maasin, Commonwealth of the Philippines |
Political party | PDP–Laban (2001–present) |
Other political affiliations |
Kabataang Makabayan (1970s) Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino (1998–2001) Hugpong sa Tawong Lungsod (2011–present) Coalition for Change (2016–present) |
Spouse(s) |
Elizabeth Zimmerman
(m. 1973; ann. 2000) |
Domestic partner | Honeylet Avanceña |
Children | 4, including Paolo and Sara |
Parents | Vicente Duterte Soledad Roa |
Residence | Malacañang Palace |
Education | Lyceum of the Philippines University (B.A.) San Beda University (LL.B.) |
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Rodrigo Roa Duterte, KGCR (born March 28, 1945), also known as Digong and Rody, is a Filipino politician who is the 16th and current President of the Philippines and the first from Mindanao to hold the office. He is the chair of the ruling PDP–Laban party. Taking office at 71 years old in June 2016, Duterte is the oldest person to assume the Philippine presidency; the record was previously held by Sergio Osmeña at the age of 65.
Born in Maasin, Southern Leyte, 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, 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 mayors in the Philippines, serving seven terms for a span of more than 22 years in office.
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 Jejomar Binay of the United Nationalist Alliance (12.9%), and the late Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago of the People's Reform Party (3%).
Images for kids
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Duterte (left) with President Benigno Aquino III during a meeting with local government unit leaders in Davao City in 2013
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President-elect Duterte (left) and outgoing President Benigno Aquino III at Malacañang Palace on inauguration day, June 30, 2016
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Duterte takes his oath of office as the 16th President of the Philippines before Associate Justice Bienvenido L. Reyes at Malacañang Palace while his children look on, June 30, 2016.
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Duterte is greeted by overseas Filipinos during his official visit to Vietnam, September 2016
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Duterte delivering his first State of the Nation Address at the Batasang Pambansa with Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III and House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez on July 25, 2016
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Duterte speaking with Police Director General Ronald Dela Rosa in the Malacañan Palace on August 16, 2016.
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Duterte meeting with MNLF chairman, founder and former ARMM Governor Nur Misuari, November 3, 2016
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Duterte meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe, September 6, 2016
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Duterte handshake with Chinese President Xi Jinping prior to the bilateral meetings at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, October 20, 2016
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Duterte meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin during the APEC summit in Lima, Peru, November 19, 2016
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Duterte with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, July 26, 2016
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In his speech at the Davao Airport, Duterte criticizes U.S. President Barack Obama for planning to discuss the Philippine Drug War.
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President Duterte talks with Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle during a courtesy call at Malacañang Palace, July 19, 2016
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Duterte's children (from L-R): Sebastian, Veronica, Sara and Paolo escort their father (center) to his inauguration ceremony, June 30, 2016