Vicente Duterte | |
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Secretary of General Services | |
In office December 30, 1965 – February 21, 1968 | |
President | Ferdinand Marcos |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Position abolished[1] |
Governor of Davao | |
In office December 30, 1959 – December 30, 1965 | |
Vice Governor | Manuel Sotto |
Preceded by | Alejandro Almendras |
Succeeded by | Paciano V. Bangoy |
Mayor of Danao, Cebu | |
Acting | |
In office April 18, 1945 – January 4, 1946 | |
Appointed by | Sergio Osmeña |
Vice Mayor | Luis Almendras |
Personal details | |
Born | Vicente Gonzales Duterte November 23, 1911 Danao, Cebu, Philippines[a] |
Died | February 21, 1968 Davao City, Davao del Sur, Philippines | (aged 56)
Political party | Nacionalista |
Spouse | Soledad Roa |
Children | 5, including Rodrigo |
Relatives | See Duterte family |
Signature | |
Nickname(s) | Nene, Teti |
Vicente Gonzales Duterte (Tagalog pronunciation: [dʊˈtɛɾtɛ];[clarification needed] November 23, 1911 – February 21, 1968), also known by his nicknames Nene and Teti, was a Filipino politician and lawyer. He became Governor of the then-unified province of Davao, succeeding Alejandro Almendras who was elected Senator.[2]
Duterte was born to Facundo Buot Duterte and Zoila Gonzáles from northern Cebu, who also traces her roots in Iloilo.[3] He had four siblings and a half-brother.[4]
Duterte previously served as Mayor of Danao, Cebu after he was appointed in that position in an acting capacity by then President Sergio Osmeña.[5][6] He and his family moved to Davao in 1949.
From 1959 to 1965, Duterte served as governor of Davao.[7] On December 30, 1965, during his term as governor, Duterte was appointed to be Secretary of the Department of General Services by President Ferdinand Marcos. He also unsuccessfully ran for Congress in the 1967 special elections for the lone district of the newly created province of Davao del Sur.[8] He collapsed in court and died of heart failure on February 21, 1968.[9]
Duterte was married to Soledad Duterte, a teacher whom he first met at the Bureau of Public Schools. He was the father of Rodrigo Duterte, the 16th president of the Philippines, and the paternal grandfather of Rep. Paolo Duterte and Vice President Sara and Davao City Mayor Baste Duterte.[10]