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Rodrigo Roa Duterte KGCR ( English: / dəˈtɜːrteɪ /, Tagalog: [ɾodˈɾiː.ɣo ˈɾoː.ɐ dʊˈtɛːɾ.tɛ] ⓘ; born March 28, 1945), also known as Digong, Rody, [ 5] and by the initials DU30 and PRRD, [ 6][ 7] is a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the 16th president of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022.
5 days ago · Rodrigo Duterte, Filipino politician who served as president of the Philippines (2016–22). As mayor of Davao City, Duterte combated drug crime by endorsing extrajudicial killings, gaining a reputation that fueled his political rise.
Jun 29, 2024 · When Rodrigo Duterte was running for president eight years ago, he vowed to order the police and the military to find drug users and traffickers to kill them, promising immunity for such...
Oct 2, 2021 · Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte says he is retiring from politics and will not stand in elections next year. The 76-year-old leader said last month that he would run for the vice-presidency...
Oct 26, 2016 · Lawyer and politician Rodrigo Duterte served seven terms as mayor of Davao City in the Philippines. In 2016, he became the 16th president of the Philippines.
Rodrigo Duterte's six-year tenure as the 16th President of the Philippines began on June 30, 2016, succeeding Benigno Aquino III. He was the first president from Mindanao, the first president to have worked in all three branches of government, and the oldest to be elected. [1]
May 9, 2022 · Mr Duterte built his reputation fighting some of the Philippines' biggest problems - crime, militancy and corruption - in Davao during his 22-year term as mayor.
Jun 29, 2022 · Mr Duterte's war on drugs has claimed an uncounted number of victims. Many also point to evidence of growing police impunity as a fallout from the drug war - in 2020, an off-duty police officer...
Oct 2, 2021 · MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines said on Saturday that he would retire rather than pursue the vice presidency next year, a surprise reversal of a plan meant to keep him in...
Dec 15, 2020 · MANILA — The International Criminal Court issued a preliminary report on Tuesday in which it said there was evidence to show crimes against humanity had been committed in the Philippines under...