Rodrigo Roa Duterte

President of the Phillippines

 Early life and mayor of Davao City
s fat her ser ve d as gover no r of the pro vin ce of Da va o, and his
Duterte’
role in the
mother was a community activist who had a prominent
po we r” mo ve me nt tha t dep ose d th e au tho rita ria n pre sident
“people
Philippines.
Ferdinand Marcos and restored democratic rule to the
te ea rne d a po litica l sci en ce de gree (19 68 ) fro m Lyc eu m of the
Duter
) from San
Philippines University in Manila and a law degree (1972
Co lle ge. In 19 77 he joi ned th e Da vao City pro se cut or ’s office,
Beda that
ain ed un til he wa s app ointed (19 86 ) vic e ma yo r of
where he rem
city.