Duterte was born on November 3, 1987, in Davao City. He is the youngest son of 16th President Rodrigo Duterte and Elizabeth Zimmerman, a Filipina flight-attendant of Filipino and German American descent. His brother, Paolo, is the incumbent representative of Davao City's first district, and his sister Sara is incumbent vice president.[2]
He was initially offered by his father to run for Davao City councilor in 2013 and representative in 2016 but he declined[citation needed].
Political career
In 2019, Duterte ran unopposed for vice mayor of Davao City with his sister and incumbent mayor, Sara, as his running mate under the Hugpong ng Pagbabago ticket.[4][5] The siblings won the election.[6] He has been appointed "acting mayor" of the city twice: from July 19 to September 17, 2019; and from September 28 to October 5, 2020.[7][8]
On November 9, 2021, Duterte has decided to withdraw his re-election bid.[9] He named J. Melchor "Jay" Quitain Jr., Davao City's 1st district councilor and son of Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Jesus Melchor Quitain, as his substitute for vice mayor.[10] He then ran for mayor as a substitute to his sister Sara,[11] who would later run for vice president.[12] He later won in a landslide victory and assumed office on June 30, 2022.[13][14]
Personal life
Duterte is a dedicated surfer and often posts images of himself surfing.[15] He launched his own reality travel show Lakbai on TV5 in 2017. He has three children, two of which is with his long-time live-in partner.[16]