Presidency of Rodrigo Duterte
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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.
Presidency of Rodrigo Duterte
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.
Rodrigo Duterte
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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.
Official portrait, 2016
Mayor Duterte (left) with President Benigno Aquino III during a meeting with local government unit leaders in Davao City in 2013
Newly elected Davao City Vice Mayor Duterte reading his inaugural speech in June 2010
Duterte speaks with Davao City residents in 2009.