Sebastian Zimmerman Duterte (, ; born November 3, 1987) is a Filipino politician who is serving as

Mayor of Davao City The mayor of Davao City () is the chief executive of the government of Davao City in Davao Region, Philippines. The mayor leads the city's departments in executing ordinances and delivering public services. The mayorship is a three-year term and ...

since June 30, 2022. He previously served as the city's vice mayor from 2019 to 2022. He is the youngest son of 16th

president President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television *'' Præsident ...

Rodrigo Duterte Rodrigo Roa Duterte (, ; born March 28, 1945) is a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the 16th president of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022. He is the first Philippine president from Mindanao, and is the oldest person to assum ...

from former wife

Elizabeth Zimmerman Elizabeth Abellana Zimmerman-Duterte (born April 14, 1948) is the former wife of Rodrigo Duterte, the 16th President of the Philippines, and the mother of incumbent Vice President Sara Duterte. Early life Zimmerman was born on in Davao City ...

, and the younger brother of

vice president A vice president or vice-president, also director in British English, is an officer in government or business who is below the president (chief executive officer) in rank. It can also refer to executive vice presidents, signifying that the vi ...

Sara Duterte Sara Zimmerman Duterte-Carpio (, ; born May 31, 1978), commonly known as Inday Sara, is a Filipino lawyer and politician who is the 15th and current vice president of the Philippines. She is the third female vice president (after Gloria Macap ...

Early life and education

Duterte was born on November 3, 1987, in

Davao City Davao City, officially the City of Davao, is a City of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Davao Region, Philippines. The city has a total land area of , making it the List of Philippine cities and municipalities ...

. He is the youngest son of 16th President Rodrigo Duterte and

, a Filipina flight-attendant of Filipino and

German American German Americans (, ) are Americans who have full or partial German ancestry. According to the United States Census Bureau's figures from 2022, German Americans make up roughly 41 million people in the US, which is approximately 12% of the pop ...

descent. His brother,

Paolo Paolo is a masculine given name, the Italian language, Italian form of the name Paul (name), Paul. It may refer to: People Art * Paolo Abbate (1884–1973), Italian-American sculptor * Paolo Alboni (1671–1734), Italian painter * Paolo Anton ...

, is the incumbent representative of Davao City's first district, and his sister

Sara Sara may refer to: People * Sara (given name), a feminine given name People with the given name * Sara Aboobacker (1936–2023), Indian writer and translator * Sara Ahmed (born 1969), British-Australian writer * Sara Allgood (1880–1950), Ir ...

is incumbent vice president. Duterte obtained his high school diploma at

San Beda College San Beda University () is a private Catholic coeducational basic and higher education institution run by the Order of Saint Benedict in San Miguel, Manila, Philippines. It was founded by the Benedictines in 1901. The main campus is situated ...

Manila Manila, officially the City of Manila, is the Capital of the Philippines, capital and second-most populous city of the Philippines after Quezon City, with a population of 1,846,513 people in 2020. Located on the eastern shore of Manila Bay on ...

. He took up legal management at the same college for a year before moving back to Davao, where he took up

political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and Power (social and political), power, and the analysis of political activities, political philosophy, political thought, polit ...

Ateneo de Davao University Ateneo de Davao University (AdDU; ) is a private Catholic basic and higher education institution in Davao City, Davao del Sur, Philippines. It is run by the Philippine Jesuit Province. Before the Jesuits took over administration of the schoo ...

. He was initially offered by his father to run for Davao City councilor in 2013 and representative in 2016, but he declined.

Political career

Vice Mayor of Davao City (2019–2022)

In 2019, Duterte ran unopposed for vice mayor of

with his sister and incumbent mayor,

, as his running mate under the

Hugpong ng Pagbabago Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP; ) is a regional political party and former political alliance in the Philippines. Formed in 2018 by Sara Duterte, the party was established in support of President Rodrigo Duterte's administration, and was the admini ...

ticket. The siblings won the election. He has been appointed "acting mayor" of the city twice: from July 19 to September 17, 2019; and from September 28 to October 5, 2020.

Mayor of Davao City (2022–present)

On November 9, 2021, Duterte has decided to withdraw his re-election bid. He named J. Melchor "Jay" Quitain Jr., Davao City's 1st district councilor and son of Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Jesus Melchor Quitain, as his substitute for vice mayor. He then ran for

mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a Municipal corporation, municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilitie ...

as a substitute to his sister Sara, who would later run for

. He later won in a

landslide victory A landslide victory is an election result in which the winning Candidate#Candidates in elections, candidate or political party, party achieves a decisive victory by an overwhelming margin, securing a very large majority of votes or seats far beyo ...

and assumed office on June 30, 2022. During his tenure as mayor of Davao City, Duterte oversaw efforts to advance digitalization, economic development, and community engagement. His administration introduced the electronic Business One Stop Shop (e-BOSS) to streamline business permits and attracted over in investments in 2023. Tourism also increased, with 1.3 million arrivals. Key infrastructure projects, including the Davao Public Transport Modernization Project and a new Waste-to-Energy Plant, were initiated. Duterte was also involved in the Marcos–Duterte rift during the

2024 constitutional reform attempts in the Philippines Several attempts to enact constitutional reform have taken place in the Philippines in 2024. This originated with President Bongbong Marcos and his allies' efforts. The political dispute has been characterized by the conflict between the up ...

. On January 28, 2024, he attended the ''Hakbang ng Maisug'' prayer rally held in Davao City with his father Rodrigo and sister Sara, which opposed the Marcos administration's

Bagong Pilipinas ''Bagong Pilipinas'' () was a morning magazine show aired on PTV, which was aired from May 17, 2017 to July 31, 2020, replacing '' Good Morning Pilipinas'' and was replaced by '' Rise and Shine Pilipinas''. The show airs from Mondays to Frida ...

rally in

and supported constitutional reforms. During a political forum on the same day, he asked President

Bongbong Marcos Ferdinand "Bongbong" Romualdez Marcos Jr. (, , ; born September 13, 1957), commonly referred to by the initials BBM or PBBM, is a Filipino politician who has served as the 17th president of the Philippines since 2022. He is the second child ...

to resign, accusing him of laziness and incompetence. Although Senator

Imee Marcos Maria Imelda Josefa Remedios "Imee" Romualdez Marcos-Manotoc (; born November 12, 1955) is a Filipino politician and film producer serving as a Senate of the Philippines, senator since 2019. She previously served as governor of Ilocos Norte ...

stated that Duterte later apologized, he clarified that his apology was directed only at Imee Marcos "out of pity" and demanded she stop "using him" for political statements. On September 5, 2024, Duterte joined

Partido Demokratiko Pilipino The Partido Demokratiko Pilipino (PDP, ) is a Populism, populist List of political parties in the Philippines, political party in the Philippines founded in 1982. It was previously known as Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP–L ...

(PDP), the party chaired by his father Rodrigo Duterte, as its new member and executive vice chairperson. It was later announced that he would run for vice mayor once again in

2025 So far, the year has seen the continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudanese civil war, and the Gaza war. Internal crises in Bangladesh post-resignation v ...

, this time as the running mate of his father, who would run for mayor. Following the arrest of his father in March 2025, Duterte condemned the action as a political maneuver by the Marcos administration and even filed a petition with the

Supreme Court In most legal jurisdictions, a supreme court, also known as a court of last resort, apex court, high (or final) court of appeal, and court of final appeal, is the highest court within the hierarchy of courts. Broadly speaking, the decisions of ...

alongside his siblings to seek the immediate release of their father, arguing the detention violated national sovereignty and due process.

Personal life

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte extends his hand to his son Davao City Mayor-elect Sebastian Duterte 01

Duterte is a dedicated surfer and often posts images of himself surfing. He launched his own reality travel show ''Lakbai'' on TV5 in 2017. He has three children, two of which are with his long-time live-in partner.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Duterte, Sebastian 1987 births Living people Visayan people Filipino people of German descent Filipino people of American descent Politicians from Davao del Sur Partido Demokratiko Pilipino politicians Dutertism Mayors of places in Davao del Sur TV5 Network people Children of presidents of the Philippines Duterte family San Beda University alumni Ateneo de Davao University alumni Mayors of Davao City People from Davao City