Rodrigo Duterte

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Education B.A., Lyceum of the Philippines University (1968)[endnoteRef:1] [1: Bolido, Linda B., Duterte is LPUs Outstanding Alumnus. Inquirer.net, March 10, 2015. http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/677750/duterte-is-lpus-outstanding-alumnus ]

Law degree, San Beda College of Law (1972)[endnoteRef:2] [2: Farolan, Ramon. Rodrigo Roa Duterte, The Donald of Davao. Inquirer.net, August 31, 2015. http://opinion.inquirer.net/88091/rodrigo-roa-duterte-the-donald-of-davao]

Work Experience[endnoteRef:3] [3: "Mayor- Rodrigo R. Duterte." The Official Website of the City Government of Davao. Accessed January 25, 2016. http://www.davaocity.gov.ph/davao/mayor.aspx?id=profile.]

Mayor, Davao City (1988-1998, 2001-2010, 2013-present) Vice Mayor, Davao City (2010-2013) Congressman (1998-2001)

Laws Signed as Mayor[endnoteRef:4] [4: Espejo, Edwin. A Man of Many Names: Davaos Controversial, Colorful Mayor Duterte. Asian Correspondent, January 14, 2014. http://asiancorrespondent.com/2014/01/davaos-colorful-duterte/ ]

Executive Order no. 39, setting speed limits within Davao City Executive Order no. 04, implementing a comprehensive anti-smoking ordinance Executive Order no. 24 ordering all malls and commercial centers to have closed circuit TV cameras at all entrances and exits Banned liquor past 1 AM Banned firecrackers in Davao CityPrograms Enacted Requires govt offices to Davao City to release permits within 72 hours[endnoteRef:5] [5: Ranada, Pia. The Leader I Want: Rodrigo Dutertes To-Fix List for 2016. Rappler, December 3, 2015. http://www.rappler.com/nation/politics/elections/2016/114778-rodrigo-duterte-leader-i-want ]

Implemented a 911 emergency response system in Davao City[endnoteRef:6] [6: Ranada, Pia and Editha Caduaya, 22 Things to Know about Duterte Harry. Rappler, September 18, 2015. http://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/iq/105955-things-know-trivia-rodrigo-duterte ]

Major Awards Nominated for the World Mayor Prize (2014) but declined, saying he was just doing his job and As a matter of principle, I dont accept awards.[endnoteRef:7] [7: Ibid]

Davao City was given the Presidential Award for the Most Child Friendly City, highly urbanized category (2015, 1998, 1999)[endnoteRef:8] [8: Lacorte, Germenia. Duterte Declines World Mayor Award Nod, Says Hes Just Doing His Job. Inquirer.net, April 27, 2014. http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/597701/duterte-declines-world-mayor-award-nod-says-hes-just-doing-his-job]

Davao City is the 4th Safest City in the World, by Numbeo, a user-contributed survey site (2015)[endnoteRef:9] [9: Abat, Ruji Peter S., Davao Now 4th Safest City. Sun Star, June 23, 2015. ]

The crime statistics in 2012 published by SEPO, Senate of the Philippines cited Region X! With its Capital Davao City as no. 4 with respect to the incidence of monthly crime rate of 24.29. For every 100,000 people, there were 24 incidents of crime every month[footnoteRef:1] [1: SEPO, Philippine Senate, Crime Statistics at a Glance, June 2013, https://www.senate.gov.ph/publications/AAG%202013-05%20-%20Crime%20Statistics.pdf]

Participatory Decision- Making[endnoteRef:10] [10: Ranada, Pia and Editha Caduaya, 22 Things to Know about Duterte Harry. Rappler, September 18, 2015. http://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/iq/105955-things-know-trivia-rodrigo-duterte]

First mayor to give formal representation to indigenous Lumad and Muslim community, designating deputy mayors to represent their interests in local government Promises to push for a federalist government, giving more independence to local governments Anti-discrimination ordinance in Davao[endnoteRef:11] [11: Ibid]

Listening tour around the Philippines and Hong Kong as part of his advocacy for federalism[endnoteRef:12] [12: Ranada, Pia. The Leader I Want: Rodrigo Dutertes To-Fix List for 2016. Rappler, December 3, 2015. http://www.rappler.com/nation/politics/elections/2016/114778-rodrigo-duterte-leader-i-want]

Pro-Poor Programs[endnoteRef:13] [13: Ranada, Pia and Editha Caduaya, 22 Things to Know about Duterte Harry. Rappler, September 18, 2015. http://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/iq/105955-things-know-trivia-rodrigo-duterte]

Used city funds to build a P12 million drug rehabilitation and treatment center Offered a P2000 monthly allowance to drug addicts committed to kicking the habit (2003) Promises not to tax those earning less than P20,000/year[endnoteRef:14] [14: Ranada, Pia. The Leader I Want: Rodrigo Dutertes To-Fix List for 2016. Rappler, December 3, 2015. http://www.rappler.com/nation/politics/elections/2016/114778-rodrigo-duterte-leader-i-want]

Allegations Admits links to Davao Death Squads, which has been suspected of the presumed murders of over 1000 people[endnoteRef:15] [endnoteRef:16] [15: Duterte Admits Links to Davao Death Squad. ABS-CBN News, May 25, 2015. http://news.abs-cbn.com/nation/regions/05/25/15/duterte-admits-links-davao-death-squad-says-hell-kill-100000-criminals] [16: Ressa, Maria A. Duterte, His 6 Contradictions and Planned Dictatorship. Rappler, October 26, 2015. http://www.rappler.com/nation/politics/elections/2016/110679-duterte-contradictions-dictatorship ]

Dutertes public support for the extrajudicial killings of suspected criminals should prompt a long overdue investigation into Dutertes possible role in those deaths, Deputy Asia Director, Human Rights Watch[endnoteRef:17] [17: Manlupig, Karlos. Investigate Dutertes Role in Death Squads HRW. Rappler, May 20, 2015. http://www.rappler.com/nation/93739-duterte-death-squads-human-rights-watch ]

Commission of Human Rights recommended that the Office of the Ombudsman file murder charges against Duterte (2012) Charges were not filed against him and no one has been convicted for the extrajudicial killings in Davao[endnoteRef:18] [18: Ibid]

Misc. Actions[endnoteRef:19] [19: Ranada, Pia and Editha Caduaya, 22 Things to Know about Duterte Harry. Rappler, September 18, 2015. http://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/iq/105955-things-know-trivia-rodrigo-duterte]

Says he will close down Congress altogether if lawmakers try to impeach him Made a tourist to swallow his own cigarette butt[endnoteRef:20] [20: Duterte Forces Smoking Tourist to Swallow Cigarette Butt. Rappler, September 3, 2015. http://www.rappler.com/nation/politics/elections/2016/104625-duterte-forces-tourist-swallow-cigarette-butt ]

Rejected the Interior Secretary Post 4 times, saying he was not qualified