Birth Name: Rodrigo Roa Duterte
Place of Birth: Maasin, Southern Leyte, Philippines
Date of Birth: March 28, 1945
Ethnicity: Filipino (including Cebuano and Waray), possibly distant Portuguese
Rodrigo Duterte is a Filipino lawyer and politician. He is the current mayor of Davao City. Rodrigo is a presidential candidate for the 2016 Philippine presidential election. He is the son of Vicente Gonzales Duterte and Soledad “Soleng” Gonzales Roa. He was married to Elizabeth Abellana Zimmerman.
Rodrigo’s paternal grandparents were Facundo Duterte y Buot (or Facundo Buot Duterte in Filipino, the son of Isabelo Veloso Duterte, also known as Isabelo Duterte, and of Concepción Buot) and Zoila Gonzáles. Isabelo was the son of Máximo Veloso y Rojas del Rosario, or Máximo Rojas del Rosario Veloso in Filipino, and of ? Duterte. Máximo’s great-great-great-grandfather was believed to be Diogo (or Diego in Spanish) Veloso, a 17th century Portuguese explorer. However, it is not clear if this is accurate.
Rodrigo’s maternal grandparents were Eleno Roa and Fortunata Gonzáles.
Sources: Genealogy of Rodrigo Duterte – http://www.geni.com
Family history of Rodrigo Duterte – http://fil-gen-pro.blogspot.com