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Rodrigo Duterte
Incumbent
Assumed office
In office
June 30, 2013 June 30, 2016
In office
In office
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Officer in Charge
In office
Personal details
Nationality Filipino
2001)
Soledad Roa
Alma mater
Lyceum of the Philippines University
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Political positions
Transition
Incumbent
Policies
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Proclamation No. 55
Marawi crisis
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PDP-Laban
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Rodrigo "Rody" Roa Duterte (Tagalog: [rodigo dtrt]; born March 28, 1945), also known as Digong,[5] is
a Filipino lawyer and politician who is the 16th and current President of the Philippines.[6][7][8] He is the
first Mindanaoan to hold the office.[9] At 71 years old, Duterte is the oldest person to assume the Philippine
presidency; the record was previously held by Sergio Osmea at the age of 65.[10]
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 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.[11]According to Reuters, human rights groups have documented over 1,400 killings allegedly by vigilante
groups occurring in Davao between 1998 and May 2016; the victims were mainly drug users, petty criminals
and street children.[12] Duterte has alternately confirmed and denied his involvement in the killings. [13] A January 2016
decision by the Office of the Ombudsman on the alleged death squad in Davao between 2005 and 2009 found "no
evidence to support the killings attributed or attributable to the Davao Death Squadmuch less the involvement of
Mayor Rodrigo Duterte".[14] The case has since been reopened.[15] Duterte has repeatedly confirmed that he
personally killed three kidnapping suspects while Mayor of Davao in 1988. [16][17]
On May 9, 2016, Duterte won the Philippine presidential election with 39.01% of the votes, defeating
his Liberal opponent, Mar Roxas.[18] During his campaign, he promised to reduce crime by killing tens of thousands
of criminals.[19] His domestic policy has focused on combating the illegal drug trade by unleashing a deadly
crackdown on the suspected sale and use of drugs. Since April 2017, reports have documented more than 7,000
deaths, both from legitimate police operations, and vigilante-style killings. [20]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.[21] He has also declared his
intention to pursue an "independent foreign policy",[22] and sought to distance the Philippines from the United States
and European nations and pursue closer ties with China and Russia.