Rodrigo Roa Duterte - he is the present Mayor of Davao City born on March 28, 1945 in Maasin Southern Leyte, Philippines under the Commonwealth rule to Vicente G. Duterte, who served as Governor of Davao and Soledad Roa, a school teacher and a civic leader.
Soledad R. Duterte is the mother of the present Davao City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte and widow of the late Vicente Duterte who served as Provincial Governor from 1959 to 1965. Mrs. Duterte was born on November 14, 1916 in Cabadbaran, Agusan del Norte to Eleno Roa and Fortunata Gonzales. She finished her elementary and secondary education in her native town. She pursued her college education at the Philippine Normal School in Manila in 1939. She was connected with the Bureau of Public Schools as a teacher when she met and married lawyer Vicente Duterte of Cebu.
The Dutertes came to Davao in 1951. Vicente as a lawyer engaged in private-practice, while Soledad as a teacher taught in the public school. Mrs. Duterte, however, but retired as a supervisor in 1952 when her lawyer-husband joined politics. She left government service owing to the demands of a politician-husband. As wife of the governor, she became familiar with the social and economic problems of the people, especially the out-of-school youth, women, children and the disabled.
As Mayor:
Davao City under Duterte won the National Literacy Hall of Fame Award for being a three-time first place winner in the Outstanding Local Government Unit Highly Urbanized City category. Through the support of Duterte, the City Council amended the ordinance no. 1627, Series of 1994, which imposed a prohibition on selling, serving, drinking and consumption of liquors and alcoholic beverages from 1:00 am until 8:00 am. Executive Order no. 39 was signed by Duterte, setting the speed limits for all kinds of motor vehicles within the territorial jurisdiction of Davao City in the interest of public safety and order. The City Government of Davao acquired 10 more ambulances for central 911 intended for medical emergencies and 42 new mobile patrol vehicles and motorcycles for the Davao City and Police Office. Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, through E.O no. 24, ordered all shopping malls and commercial centers to install, operate and maintain high end and high definition closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras in all entrance and exit points of their premises. Davao City sent rescue and medical teams to Tacloban to give aid to the victims of Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda). Financial assistance was also given to Bohol and Cebu for the earthquake victims.
Crime figures reported by Duterte, alleged that crime in the city was significantly reduced during the period 1985–2000, a time when the Davao Death Squads came to prominence. Duterte suggested that there had been a decrease in crime from a triple-digit crime rate per 1,000 people in 1985 to 0.8 cases per 10,000 inhabitants in the period 1999 to 2005. According to Human Rights Watch, which investigated the Davao Death Squads, the majority of the earlier crimes related to petty offences, whose fall coincided with a sharp rise in the murder rate. Furthermore, according to police statistics the population in Davao City grew from 1.12 million to 1.44 million between 1999 and 2008 (29 per cent). In the corresponding period the incidence of crime rose from 975 to 3,391 (248 per cent). Human Rights Watch argues that the harsh anti-crime campaign instituted during Duterte's period of office failed to tackle crime rates and moreover, the rise in murders appeared to have exacerbated crime rates in the city.
Working Experience:
| POSITION HELD | DEPARTMENT/OFFICE/COMPANY | INCLUSIVE DATE |
| Elected Mayor | Davao City | Present |
| Elected Vice Mayor | Davao City | 2010 - 2013 |
| Re-elected Mayor | Davao City | 2007 - 2010 |
| Re-elected Mayor | Davao City | 2004 - 2007 |
| Elected Mayor | Davao City | 2001 - 2004 |
| Elected Congressman | 1st District, Davao City | 1998 - 2001 |
| Re-elected Mayor | Davao City | 1995 - 1998 |
| Re-elected Mayor | Davao City | 1992-1995 |
| Elected Mayor | Davao City | 1988 - 1922 |
| Vice Mayor (OIC) | Davao City | 1986-1988 |
| Lecturer on Criminal Law, Criminal Evidence and Criminal Procedure Police Academy | Regional Training Center XI | |
| Member Integrated Bar of the Philippines | ||
| Second Assistant City Prosecutor | City Prosecution Office, Davao City | 1983 - 1986 |
| Third Assistant City Prosecutor | City Prosecution Office, Davao City | 1981 - 1983 |
| Fourth Assistant City Prosecutor | City Prosecution Office, Davao City | 1979 - 1981 |
| Special Counsel | City Prosecution Office, Davao City | 1977 - 1979 |
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