RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE

I. 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.

II. PRESONAL DETAILS

Birthday: March 28, 1945

Parents: Vicente G. Duterte and Soledad Roa

Wife: Elizabeth Abellana Zimmerman (former) /

Cielito Avanceña (present)

Son: Paolo Duterte / Sebastian Duterte

Daughter: Sara Duterte / Veronica Duterte

III. Education

Degree:

Duterte went to Laboon Elementary School in Maasin, for a year. He

spent his remaining elementary days at the Santa Ana Elementary School
in Davao City, where he graduated in 1956. He finished his secondary
education in the High School Department of the then-Holy Cross College
of Digos (now Cor Jesu College) in today's city of Digos in the now-defunct
Davao province, after being expelled twice from previous schools,
including one in Ateneo de Davao University (AdDU) High School due to
misconduct.[35] He graduated in 1968 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in
political science at the Lyceum of the Philippines in Manila. He obtained a
law degree from San Beda College of Law in 1972. In the same year, he
passed the bar exam. Duterte eventually became a Special Counsel at the
City Prosecution Office in Davao City from 1977–79, Fourth Assistant City
Prosecutor from 1979–81, Third Assistant City Prosecutor from