Rodrigo Duterte

Rodrigo Roa Duterte, also known as Digong, Rody, and by the initials DU30 and PRRD, is a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the 16th president of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022. He is the chairperson of Partido Demokratiko Pilipino, the ruling political party in the Philippines during his presidency. Duterte is the first president of the Philippines to be from Mindanao, and is the oldest person to assume office, beginning his term at age 71.

Some of the key events about Rodrigo Duterte

1988
Elected as Mayor of Davao City for the first time
1988
Faced allegations of human rights abuses as mayor of Davao City
1995
Implemented a comprehensive anti-smoking ordinance in Davao City
1995
Admitted to killing a law student during his time as a law student himself
1998
Established the 911 emergency response system in Davao City
2002
Introduced a ban on the use of firecrackers in Davao City
2007
Initiated the "Lingap Para sa Mahirap" program to provide financial assistance for medical needs
2009
Threatened to kill rice smugglers and feed them to the fish in Manila Bay
2010
Implemented a liquor ban in Davao City to reduce crime rates
2012
Received the "Seal of Good Housekeeping" from the Department of Interior and Local Government
2013
Provided immediate assistance to victims of Typhoon Haiyan in Tacloban
2015
Launched the "Byaheng DO30" program to improve public transportation in Davao City
2015
Made a controversial joke about the rape and murder of an Australian missionary
2016
Elected as the 16th President of the Philippines
2016
Launched a violent "war on drugs" that resulted in thousands of extrajudicial killings
2016
Compared himself to Hitler, expressing a desire to kill millions of drug addicts
2017
Threatened to bomb indigenous schools, accusing them of teaching subversion
2018
Ordered the arrest of a 71-year-old nun for "disorderly conduct"
2019
Threatened to declare martial law in response to communist rebels
2020
Signed an anti-terrorism law criticized for potentially stifling dissent and civil liberties

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