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. He won the election amid growing frustration with post-EDSA governance that favored elites over ordinary Filipinos. His tenure ended on June 30, 2022.
President-elect Rodrigo Duterte (left) and outgoing President Benigno Aquino III on June 30, 2016.
Duterte presides over the 29th Cabinet Meeting at the Malacañang Palace on September 11, 2018.
Duterte administers the oath of Chief Justice Teresita de Castro on August 31, 2018, to fill in the position of Maria Lourdes Sereno, whose appointment was declared null and void by the Supreme Court three months prior.
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Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Tesoro Go is a Filipino politician serving as a senator since 2019. He previously served in the Cabinet of President Rodrigo Duterte as Special Assistant to the President and Head of the Presidential Management Staff from June 2016 to October 2018. Go has served as the personal aide and special assistant to Duterte since 1998, back when the latter was still mayor of Davao City.
Senator Go (right) with President Rodrigo Duterte (center) and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio as they prepare for the Ceremonies of the Accession to the Throne of Emperor Naruhito in Tokyo on October 22, 2019
Go in 2018
Go (left) with President Duterte pose for a selfie with Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray, who paid a courtesy call with the President at the Villamor Air Base in Pasay on December 20, 2018.