Rodrigo Duterte
| Rodrigo Roa Duterte | |
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| Vice-Mayor of the City of Davao | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office June 30, 2010 |
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| In office 1986 – June 30, 1988 |
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| Succeeded by | Sara Duterte-Carpio |
| Mayor of the City of Davao | |
| In office June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2010 |
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| In office June 30, 1988 – June 30, 1998 |
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| Succeeded by | Benjamin de Guzman |
| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Davao City's First District | |
| In office June 30, 1998 – June 30, 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Jesus Deruza |
| Succeeded by | Prospero Nograles |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 28, 1945 Tagum City, Davao del Norte, Philippines |
| Website | http://www.davaocity.gov.ph |
Rodrigo Roa Duterte[1] (b. March 28, 1945 in Tagum City, Davao del Norte, Philippines[2] is the current vice mayor of the city of Davao City, Philippines. He was first elected 1988 and reelected 1992 and 1995. In 1998, he ran for the House of Representatives and won as Congressman for the 1st District of Davao City in Manila until 2001. In 2001, he ran again for mayor in Davao and was again elected for his fourth term. He was reelected in 2004 and in 2007.[3] He is now the vice mayor of Davao City, with his daughter Sarah Duterte taking his place as mayor.
[edit] Political life
Under Duterte's leadership, Davao City has maintained its peace and stability. The city's crime rate dropped dramatically that local tourism organizations dub it as "one of the most peaceful cities in the Philippines".[3] Duterte, who has been nicknamed "The Punisher" by Time magazine,[3] has been criticized by human rights groups and by Amnesty International for tolerating extrajudicial killings of corrupt officials and criminals.[3][4][5][6] His daughter is now the current mayor of Davao City, while he stepped down as vice-mayor.[7]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Personal Data from i-site.ph. URL last accessed 2006-10-14.
- ^ Mayor's Bio Data from the official website of Davao City. URL last accessed 2006-10-12.
- ^ a b c d Zabriskie, Phil: The Punisher, Time magazine (Asia edition), June 24, 2002. URL last accessed 2006-10-12.
- ^ Amnesty International Press release ASA 35/004/2002: Philippines: Protect the community from crime - but not at the cost of human rights, July 23, 2002. URL last accessed 2006-10-12.
- ^ Amnesty International Pacific, document ASA 35/001/2005: Philippines: Sharp rise in "vigilante" killings as human rights activist’s death remains unsolved, February 1, 2005. URL last accessed 2006-10-12.
- ^ Amnesty International: Worldwide Appeals - Philippines: Sharp rise in 'vigilante' killings, The Wire, 35(3), April 2005. URL last accessed 2006-10-12.
- ^ Tesiorna, Ben O.: Mayor denies giving orders to 'death squad', Sun Star (a newspaper of Davao City), July 7, 2003. URL last accessed 2006-10-12.
