Duterte family

The Duterte family (English: /dəˈtɜːrteɪ/, Tagalog: [dʊˈtɛɾtɛ]) is a Filipino political family and is one of the most influential political dynasties in the Philippines, along with the Aquino family and the Marcos family,^[2] who they have been feuding with since late 2021.^[3] The family's political journey began with Vicente Duterte, who served as the governor of the then-unified Davao province in 1959.

CountryPhilippines

Current region

Davao City and Cebu, Philippines

Place of origin

Danao, Cebu, Philippine Islands

FoundedApril 18, 1945; 81 years ago

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Duterte family
Political family
Vicente Duterte Rodrigo Duterte Sara Duterte
Country	Philippines
Current region	Davao City and Cebu, Philippines
Place of origin	Danao, Cebu, Philippine Islands
Founded	April 18, 1945; 81 years ago (1945-04-18)
Founder	Vicente Duterte
Current head	Rodrigo Duterte
Titles	List President of the Philippines Vice President of the Philippines Mayor of Davao City Secretary of Philippine Education Vice Mayor of Davao City Governor of Davao House Representative (Davao City-1st) House Representative (Davao City-2nd) Party-list Representative (PPP) Councilor (Davao City) Secretary of General Services
Members	List Vicente Duterte Rodrigo Duterte Sara Duterte Paolo Duterte Sebastian Duterte Kitty Duterte Omar Duterte Rigo Duterte Harold Duterte Ronald Duterte and others
Connected members	List Soledad Roa Duterte Elizabeth Zimmerman Honeylet Avanceña Mans Carpio
Connected families	Veloso family Durano family Carpio family
Traditions	Roman Catholicism and Islam^[1]

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Notable Political Figures

Vicente Duterte (1911–1968)

Vicente Duterte, served as mayor of Danao, Cebu (1945–1946), governor of Davao (1959–1965) and secretary of General Services (1965–1968).

Rodrigo Duterte (born 1945)

Rodrigo Duterte, Vicente's son, served 21 years as mayor of Davao City before becoming the 16th President of the Philippines in 2016.^[4]

Sara Duterte (born 1978)

Sara Duterte, served as vice mayor (2007–2010) and mayor (2010–2013, 2016–2022) of Davao City. In 2022, she was elected as the 15th Vice President of the Philippines.

Paolo Duterte (born 1975)

Paolo "Pulong" Duterte, held positions as barangay captain (2007–2013), vice mayor (2013–2018) and currently serves as a congressman representing Davao City's 1st district since 2019.

Sebastian Duterte (born 1987)

Sebastian "Baste" Duterte, served as vice mayor from 2019 to 2022 and assumed the role of Davao City mayor in 2022, focusing on digitalization and infrastructure projects.

Kitty Duterte (born 2004)

Veronica "Kitty" Duterte, is the youngest daughter of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte and his partner Cielito "Honeylet" Avanceña.

Omar Duterte (born 1994)

Omar Vincent Duterte, representative for Davao City's 2nd district since 2025 and former barangay captain of Buhangin Proper from 2023 to 2025.

Rigo Duterte (born 1998)

Rodrigo "Rigo" Duterte II, member of the Davao City Council and vice mayor of Davao City since 2025. He was initially elected as member of the Davao City Council from the 1st district in 2025 but did not formally assume his seat to serve as acting vice mayor.

Ronald Duterte (1934–2016)

Ronald Duterte, Rodrigo's cousin, mayor of Cebu City from 1983 to 1986, vice mayor from 1980 to 1983 and councilor from 1963 to 1980

Harold Duterte (born 1978)

Harold Duterte, Rodrigo's nephew, representative of the Puwersa ng Pilipinong Pandagat Party-list since 2025.

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Duterte Family
Birth	Death	Name	Relationship to Rodrigo Duterte	Nationality	Office	Occupation	Ref
November 23, 1911	February 21, 1968	Vicente Duterte	Father of Rodrigo Duterte	Filipino	Secretary of General Services	Politician and lawyer	^[5]
November 14, 1916	February 4, 2012	Soledad Duterte	Mother of Rodrigo Duterte	Filipino		Teacher, entrepreneur and activist	^[6]
January 15, 1934	June 26, 2016	Ronald Duterte	Cousin of Rodrigo Duterte	Filipino	Mayor of Cebu City	Politician and lawyer	^[7]
	Alive	Eleanor Duterte	Sister of Rodrigo Duterte	Filipino			^[8]
March 28, 1945	Alive	Rodrigo Duterte	Himself	Filipino	President of the Philippines	Politician and lawyer
July 7, 1948	Alive	Ramon Durano III	Cousin of Rodrigo Duterte	Filipino	Mayor of Danao, Cebu	Politician	^[9]
September	Alive	Emmanuel Duterte	Brother of Rodrigo Duterte	Filipino			^[10]
1948	September 29, 2023	Jocelyn Duterte-Villarica	Sister of Rodrigo Duterte	Filipino			^[11]^[12]
October 13, 1953	February 7, 2026	Benjamin "Bong" Duterte	Brother of Rodrigo Duterte	Filipino			^[13]^[14]
	Alive	Nitzkie Lopez Sodusta	Cousin of Rodrigo Duterte	Filipino			^[15]
April 14, 1948	Alive	Elizabeth Zimmerman	Former wife of Rodrigo Duterte	German-Filipino			^[16]
February 7, 1969	Alive	Ramon Durano VI	Nephew of Rodrigo Duterte	Filipino		Politician and businessman
February 17, 1970	Alive	Honeylet Avanceña	Common law wife of Rodrigo Duterte	Filipino		Businesswoman and former nurse	^[17]
April 3, 1970	Alive	Ace Durano	Nephew of Rodrigo Duterte	Filipino	Provincial Administrator of the Provincial Government of Cebu	Politician and lawyer
March 24, 1975	Alive	Paolo Duterte	Son of Rodrigo Duterte and Elizabeth	Filipino	Representative of Davao City's 1st district	Politician and businessman	^[18]
May 31, 1978	Alive	Sara Duterte	Daughter of Rodrigo Duterte and Elizabeth	Filipino	Vice President of the Philippines	Politician and lawyer	^[19]
	Alive	Mans Carpio	Son in law of Rodrigo Duterte (By Sara)	Filipino	Second Spouse of the Philippines	Lawyer	^[20]
August 7, 1978	Alive	Harold Duterte	Nephew of Rodrigo Duterte	Filipino	Partylist representative of Puwersa ng Pilipinong Pandagat	Politician and businessman	^[21]
November 3, 1987	Alive	Sebastian Duterte	Son of Rodrigo Duterte and Elizabeth	Filipino	Mayor of Davao City	Politician and businessman	^[22]
	Alive	January Navares Duterte	Daughter in law of Rodrigo Duterte (By Paolo)	Filipino	Barangay Chairwoman of Catalunan Grande	Politician	^[23]
January 26, 1994	Alive	Omar Duterte	Grandson of Rodrigo Duterte (By Paolo)	Filipino	Representative of Davao City's 2nd district	Politician and businessman	^[24]
	Alive	Jennifer Yamuta	Granddaughter in law of Rodrigo Duterte (By Omar)	Filipino			^[25]
February 23, 1998	Alive	Rigo Duterte	Grandson of Rodrigo Duterte (By Paolo)	Filipino	Vice Mayor of Davao City	Politician and businessman	^[26]
	Alive	Yssa Labrador	Granddaughter in law of Rodrigo Duterte (By Rigo)	Filipino			^[27]
January 19, 2000	Alive	Isabelle Duterte	Granddaughter of Rodrigo Duterte (By Paolo)	Filipino			^[28]
April 10, 2004	Alive	Kitty Duterte	Daughter of Rodrigo Duterte and Honeylet	Filipino and American		Socialite	^[29]
2006	Alive	Sabina Duterte	Granddaughter of Rodrigo Duterte (By Paolo)	Filipino			^[30]
March 7, 2008	Alive	Mikhaila Maria Carpio	Granddaughter of Rodrigo Duterte (By Sara)	Filipino			^[31]
April 1, 2013	Alive	Mateo Lucas Carpio	Grandson of Rodrigo Duterte (By Sara)	Filipino			^[32]
September 22, 2013	Alive	Paolo Duterte II	Grandson of Rodrigo Duterte (By Paolo)	Filipino			^[33]
June 11, 2014	Alive	Yair Duterte	Grandson of Rodrigo Duterte (By Sebastian)	Filipino			^[34]
March 2, 2017	Alive	Marko Digong Carpio	Grandson of Rodrigo Duterte (By Sara)	Filipino			^[35]
April 4, 2019	Alive	Mira Duterte	Great-granddaughter of Rodrigo Duterte (By Omar)	Filipino			^[36]
August 2019	Alive	Godfrey Duterte	Great-grandson of Rodrigo Duterte (By Omar)	Filipino			^[37]
2019	Alive	Rodrigo Duterte III	Great-grandson of Rodrigo Duterte (By Rigo)	Filipino			^[38]
	Alive	Ronika Duterte	Great-granddaughter of Rodrigo Duterte (By Omar)	Filipino			^[39]