Soledad Roa-Duterte (born Soledad Gonzales Roa; November 14, 1916 – February 4, 2012) was a

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teacher and activist. She was the mother of Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte.

Early life

Duterte was born as Soledad Gonzales Roa on November 14, 1916, in

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, Agusan (present-day

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) to Eleno Roa, a member of the Maranao tribe, and Fortunata Gonzales. Aside from being of Maranao descent, she is also of Kamayo descent. The Roas trace their roots to

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. Duterte accomplished her elementary and high school studies in Cabadbaran and entered the

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in Manila for her collegiate studies. She then entered the Bureau of Public Schools as a teacher.

Career

Duterte or ''Nanay Soling'' () as called by her supporters, led the Yellow Friday Movement, a movement against the administration of then-President Ferdinand Marcos in Mindanao leading to the

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. She also founded and oversaw the Soledad Duterte Foundation which conducted livelihood and skills training to the indigenous people of Marahan, near the boundary area of

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province. Duterte was also once a teacher at the

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in the Danao Campus. She was also president and chairperson of the Welfare Action Foundation.

Death

She died at the

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on February 4, 2012, at the age of 95.

Personal life

Duterte was married to

Vicente Duterte Vicente Gonzales Duterte (; 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 w ...

, a lawyer from Cebu whom she first met during her stay at the Bureau of Public Schools. They settled in the Davao region in 1950. Vicente Duterte also served as governor of the now defunct Davao province. Vicente died in February 1968. She is the mother of Rodrigo Duterte, the 16th

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, and the paternal grandmother of Paolo (

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(

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) and Baste Duterte ( Mayor of Davao). Duterte's other children are Eleanor Duterte; Benjamin "Bong" Duterte, a one-term city councilor of Davao between 1992 and 1995; Jocellyn Duterte, who lost in several attempts to grab a Third District city council seat as well as for the mayor post in 2001; and Emmanuel "Don/Blue Boy" Duterte who ran and lost in the First District congressional race in 1998.

References

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Soledad Duterte Soledad Roa-Duterte (born Soledad Gonzales Roa; November 14, 1916 – February 4, 2012) was a Filipina teacher and activist. She was the mother of Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte. Early life Duterte was born as Soledad Gonzales Roa on Nove ...

Filipino activists Filipino schoolteachers People from Agusan del Norte People from Davao City People from Southern Leyte Philippine Normal University alumni