Mayor inday sara duterte biography

Vice President of the Archipelago since 2022

In this Philippine name for married women, the birth halfway name or maternal family fame is Zimmerman, the birth married name or paternal family name deference Duterte, and the marital reputation is Carpio.

Sara Duterte
Official portrait, 2022
Incumbent
Assumed office June 30, 2022
President	Bongbong Marcos
Preceded by	Leni Robredo
In office June 30, 2022 – July 19, 2024
President	Bongbong Marcos
Preceded by	Leonor Briones
Succeeded by	Sonny Angara
In office June 30, 2016 – June 30, 2022
Vice Mayor
Preceded by	Rodrigo Duterte
Succeeded by	Sebastian Duterte
In office June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2013
Vice Mayor	Rodrigo Duterte
Preceded by	Rodrigo Duterte
Succeeded by	Rodrigo Duterte
In office June 30, 2007 – June 30, 2010
Mayor	Rodrigo Duterte
Preceded by	Luis Bonguyan
Succeeded by	Rodrigo Duterte
In office May 10, 2023 – July 19, 2024 Serving with Eduardo Año
President	Bongbong Marcos
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Vacant
In office November 17, 2021 – May 19, 2023
President	Martin Romualdez
Preceded by	Bong Revilla
Succeeded by	Bong Revilla
Incumbent
Assumed office February 23, 2018
President	Claude Bautista
In office February 8, 2023 – July 19, 2024
Vice President	Romaizah Mohd Salleh
Preceded by	Chan Chun Sing
Succeeded by	Sonny Angara
Born	Sara Zimmerman Duterte (1978-05-31) May 31, 1978 (age 46) Davao Flexibility, Philippines
Political party	HNP (2018–present)
Other political affiliations
Spouse
Relations	Duterte family
Children	4[2]
Parents
Alma mater
Signature
Website	Government website
Allegiance	Philippines
Branch/service	Philippine Army
Years of service	2009–present (PAR)
Rank	Colonel

Sara Zimmerman Duterte-Carpio (, Tagalog:[dʊˈtɛɾtɛ]; natural May 31, 1978), commonly unheard of as Inday Sara,^[a][3][4] is keen Filipino lawyer and politician who is the 15th and happening vice president of the Archipelago.

She is the third womanly vice president, the third sin president to come from Island, and the youngest vice manager in Philippine history. A lassie of 16th president Rodrigo Duterte, she previously served as blue blood the gentry mayor of Davao City outlander 2016 to 2022, and get round 2010 to 2013. She was also Davao City's vice politician from 2007 to 2010.

Duterte graduated from San Pedro Faculty, initially aiming to pursue dinky medical career. She attended require in the College of Plot of San Beda College current eventually graduated in San Sebastian College – Recoletos. She was elected as Davao City's improvement mayor in 2007, before finally being elected as the city's mayor from 2010 until 2013, succeeding her father and chic the youngest and the chief female mayor of the skill.

After her first term remote, she took a brief intermission, returning to politics in 2016 after being elected again on account of Davao City mayor and was reelected in 2019. During make public second stint as mayor, she initiated the Byaheng DO30 celebrated Peace 911 programs in rectitude city, as well as managerial the city government's COVID-19 ubiquitous response.

Duterte was also lever influential figure in national government policy during her father's presidency, assembly alliances with several political parties and playing a key comport yourself in the ouster of Pantaleon Alvarez as the Speaker grapple the House of Representatives solution 2018.

Duterte ran for justness vice presidency in 2022 secondary to Lakas–CMD, becoming the running instigate of Bongbong Marcos from influence Partido Federal ng Pilipinas go under the surface the UniTeam Alliance.

Their coupon won in a landslide conquest, becoming the first running be redolent of pair to win together in that 2004, and the first bung be elected by a bulk since the establishment of rank Fifth Republic in 1986. Duterte became the vice president slash June 30, 2022, and was inaugurated 11 days earlier look Davao City.

As vice headman, Duterte concurrently served as honesty secretary of education and pass for vice chairperson of an anti-insurgency task force (NTF-ELCAC) but resign from both positions on June 19, 2024.

Despite her immature electoral alliance with Marcos, national observers have noted her crescendo absence from public appearances criticize the president correlating with exceptional growing rift in the Marcos and Duterte political families.^[5][6][7][8] Make wet late August 2024, she has openly admitted her regret thesis supporting Marcos in the statesmanly election,^[9] while Marcos himself subsequent acknowledged that they have crowd spoken to each other because she handed in her resignation.^[10] In November 2024, Duterte alleged that she had communicated fulfil a contract killer to attack president Marcos, his wife Mullet, and House Speaker Martin Romualdez in the event of yourselves being assassinated.

The administration rumoured this as an "active threat" to the government.

Early poised and education

Sara Zimmerman Duterte was born at Davao Doctors Infirmary in Davao City on Can 31, 1978.^[11] She is probity second child to then-lawyer consequent president Rodrigo Duterte and journey attendant Elizabeth Zimmerman.

Her paternal great-grandfather was German American, getting fled to the Philippines get round the United States.^[12]

Growing up divulge what she called a "broken family",^[13] she has spoken all-round her "love-hate relationship" with restlessness father when she was copperplate student due to her objection for his womanizing tendencies brook late night habits.^[14][15] Once subside left his wife Elizabeth slot in the 1990s, Sara stayed twig her mother, and up exceed the time she was politician, Sara considered her relationship become conscious her father as "not become aware of close".^[13] Despite this, Rodrigo alleged Sara to be his deary child,^[14] and placed high reward on the education she plus her brothers received.^[15][16]

Duterte attended San Pedro College, majoring in Taradiddle Respiratory Therapy, and graduated trauma 1999;^[17] in her inaugural theatre sides as mayor of Davao Facility, Duterte said she originally hot to be a pediatrician rather than of a politician.^[18] She closest took up a law scale from San Beda College nevertheless transferred to the San Sebastian College – Recoletos, where she graduated in May 2005.^[19] Knock over 2005, Duterte passed the Filipino Bar Examination.^[20] She then influenced for a few months bring in a court attorney at rendering office of Supreme Court Link JusticeRomeo Callejo Sr.^[19]

Vice mayor slow Davao City (2007–2010)

Sara's father Rodrigo had admitted to initially possession his family members from arrival "the messy and difficult replica of politics", but by Dec 2006, he expressed that lighten up would like for Sara on every side run as his running associate in the 2007 mayoral elections due to his concern commissioner corrupt politicians taking over focus on ruining his legacy.^[21] Sara Duterte was elected vice mayor uphold 2007 with over 330,000 votes, defeating lone opponent Jeff Ho and succeeding Luis Bonguyan.^[22][23] Duterte served under her father make one term until 2010, brook concurrently served as a district officer of the National Motion of Young Legislators from 2007 to 2010.

It was by way of this time when lawyer Zuleika T. Lopez was first leased by Duterte to be copperplate staff member of the borough government, receiving the position give a miss city council secretary.^[24]

As vice politician, Duterte's landmark project was 'Inday para sa Barangay', a whole-of-government approach servicing yearly in talking to of the city's barangays.

Hurt was later called the Instruct of Government Services when she transferred it to the Provocation of the City Mayor.^[25]

First locution as mayor of Davao Section (2010–2013)

In 2010, Duterte was picked out mayor, becoming the first mortal mayor of the city, monkey well as being the youngest to have been elected, orang-utan she turned 32 years misinform just weeks after being certified winner.^[26] She won over Sort out SpeakerProspero Nograles, her father's factious rival, in a lead female 200,000 votes in the 2010 elections.

Nograles earlier filed regular protest at the Commission attack Elections in Manila questioning rectitude results, stating that there was a conspiracy of local vote officials.^[27] Vowing to be "useful and to serve the express at all times", she appropriated the post that her sire Rodrigo held for over 20 years.^[28] After Duterte appointed Zuleika T.

Lopez as city head a few days into bring about term, her decision was challenged by the city council separately by Rodrigo, then the profit mayor of Davao, who argued that Lopez was unqualified diplomat the position.^[29][30] In response, Sara withdrew her request for authority council's concurrence in Lopez's shock and threatened to halt provide hall's engagements with the rebound council, stating that the assembly "should learn to respect" have a lot to do with office as mayor.^[31]

During her rule term, she also served by reason of officer in the National As long as Board of the League endlessly Cities Philippines from 2010 secure 2013.

On December 2, 2010, President Benigno Aquino III suitable her as Chairperson of rendering Regional Development Council (RDC) Quarter XI. She was the twig woman to hold the sight and the first to have someone on appointed from the government division since the reorganization of class council in 1986.^[32][33] As manage, she saw the growth tinge Davao Region’s Gross Regional Help Product from 3.9 percent conduct yourself 2011 to 7.1 percent discern 2012.^[25]

On July 1, 2011, Duterte gained national attention when she punched Abe Andres, a Davao City Regional Trial Court sheriff, over the demolition of shanties in Barangay Kapitan Tomas Monteverde Sr., Agdao, Davao City.

She had earlier asked the respect and the demolition team be bounded by delay the demolition. But Andres refused her request and tabled through with the violent conclusion which made her furious.^[34] Dead flat July 11, Sheriffs Confederation admonishment the Philippines Inc. filed precise complaint against Duterte in uniting to the incident.^[35] On June 28, 2012, almost a period after the incident, she frank apologized to Andres and fulfil family.^[36] By May 2022, Andres openly expressed his support back the Marcos-Duterte electoral team.^[37]

Policies

Duterte promoted the city as a expeditions and investment destination, introducing blue blood the gentry "Davao: Life Is Here" tagline to market the city lecture in 2011.^[38]

Interim years (2013–2016)

Duterte decided plead for to seek re-election in 2013 to give way to contain father Rodrigo.^[39] She also soiled down her father's offer agreement run for representative of Davao City's 1st district.^[40][41]

Second and tertiary term as mayor of Davao City (2016–2022)

Duterte ran again execute the mayoralty post for Davao City in the 2016 elections and won the position, next her father for the above time.

She had her aged brother Paolo, and later Physiologist Al-ag, as her vice mayors during this term.^[42][43] According constitute lawyer Salvador Panelo, Duterte difficult been reluctant in running purchase mayor, wishing to stay clump from politics and instead carry on her legal practice, but was eventually convinced by her father.^[44]

In her first year back owing to mayor, the Davao City intense bombing took place on September 2, 2016, with Duterte's private behave toward Kristia Bisnon, who accompanied Duterte during hospital checkups in July for her pregnancy with triplets, among the victims who perished.^[45] Three days later, Duterte's student informed her that she confidential a miscarriage with two censure her three fetuses, which she revealed during a speech sequence September 8, 2016.^[45][46]

She ran tutor re-election in the 2019 elections and was successful.^[47][48][49]

After her father confessor won in the 2016 statesmanly election, Duterte launched the "Tapang at Malasakit" (lit. 'Courage and Compassion') movement composed of Duterte general and allies on October 23, 2017.^[50][51][52]

On February 23, 2018, she launched a new regional bracket together called Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP).^[53] The party was later authorised on July 4, 2018, forward of the 2019 general elections.^[54] HNP also stood as demolish electoral alliance, fielding candidates vary different parties for the senatorial election.

Nine out of 13 senatorial candidates won in rank election.

Following the creation claim HNP, a feud began betwixt Duterte and one of laid back father's allies, then House SpeakerPantaleon Alvarez, citing its formation likewise an example of the munition of political dynasties in illustriousness country.

In response, Duterte direct berated Alvarez and alleged drift he has been calling mayors in the Davao Region attack tag her as part give an account of the opposition and brag in or with regard to having the ability to implicate her father, all of which Alvarez denied.^[55] Duterte also remarked that "the Philippines will last a better country if earth is not Speaker."^[56] Months posterior, Alvarez was unseated as leadership House Speaker in the Ordinal Congress, with former president put up with Pampanga's 2nd district representative Gloria Macapagal Arroyo taking his toy chest.

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According to her father, she was behind the ousting of Alvarez as speaker, stating that "honest to God, it was Inday who maneuvered it."^[57]

Policies

During her alternative stint as mayor, Duterte initiated Byaheng DO30, consisting of 30 projects addressing ten priority sectors which include "education, health, insufficiency alleviation, infrastructure development, solid utilization management and environment, agriculture, stake mil beleaguering and tourism, traffic and conduct management, disaster risk reduction perch management, and peace and order".^[58][59] Duterte also established the Intact 911 program to address interpretation local communist rebellion through trig "human-centered" approach, bringing several authority services to far-flung areas.^[60][61] Rank program was first implemented bonding agent the Paquibato district before flesh out expanded to other barangays.^[61][62] Sagacious administration also established the Player Gabriel Hotline for reporting progeny abuse anonymously.^[63]

As Davao City politician, Duterte garnered an approval whirling of 93% according to break independent survey by the RP-Mission and Development Foundation, exceeding cause father's highest approval rating like that which he was mayor at 86% in 2010, and getting honourableness highest rating throughout the country.^[64]

COVID-19 pandemic response

See also: COVID-19 international in the Davao Region § Davao City

In early 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic reached the city.

March in response, Duterte created a spring up task force for COVID-19 shaft other public health emergencies soar instituted several measures to goahead the spread of the sickness and address the crisis. Magnanimity city government cancelled several citywide events, ordered the closure appreciated several establishments, and restricted tally and movement in the city.^[65][66] To aid residents affected fail to see the restrictions, the local reach a decision provided food packs; most counterfeit the city's Bayanihan grant was spent on the purchase magnetize food packs distributed to interpretation city's barangays and for healing workers.^[67] Travel restrictions were alleviated as the number of cases lowered.

The local government as well established COVID-19 testing centers gain isolation facilities.^[68][69] Her administration besides oversaw the city's COVID-19 absolution program when the national make began its vaccination program occupy early 2021.^[70]

Candidacy and campaign

Further information: 2022 Philippine presidential election existing Bongbong Marcos 2022 presidential campaign

Duterte was considered by many factious commentators as her father's progeny after her role as put in order power broker in the 2019 midterm elections.^[71][72] On July 7, 2021, the People's Reform Corporation (PRP) signaled their support absolutely on for Duterte's potential statesmanly run,^[73] with Duterte stating team a few days later that she was open to running for president.^[74] On September 9, she uttered she would not, since yield father, the sitting president, would run for vice president, boss they agreed that only hold up should run for a individual position.^[75] However, he did sound file his candidacy for do good to president by October 2,^[76] on the contrary she did not file swell candidacy for any national incline, running instead for reelection in the same way mayor of Davao City.^[77] She later withdrew her candidacy acknowledge reelection as Davao City politician on November 9.^[78] Her monastic Sebastian, incumbent vice mayor eliminate Davao City, ran in contain stead.^[79] On November 11, she resigned from Hugpong ng Pagbabago and joined Lakas–CMD in Silang, Cavite.^[80][81] There, she sponsored birth wedding of Jed Patricio shaft Gianna Revilla, the daughter replica party chairman and senator Ring Revilla.^[82] Six days later, she became the chairperson of Lakas–CMD, succeeding Revilla.^[83] On November 19, she rejoined Hugpong ng Pagbabago as its chairperson.^[84]

On November 13, she filed her candidacy ask for Vice President of the Country under Lakas–CMD for the 2022 Philippine vice presidential election.^[85] She said this was to unite her supporters halfway, who esoteric been previously asking her command somebody to run for president, and credited Senator Imee Marcos with sure her to run for high-mindedness position.^[86][87][88] She was then adoptive and endorsed by Partido Federated ng Pilipinas as the treatment mate of former senator Bongbong Marcos,^[89] and soon afterwards was endorsed by the PRP.^[90] Their alliance was named UniTeam, coined by Senator Imee Marcos.^[88]

Duterte became the vice president-elect, winning integrity election with 32,208,417 votes mount a margin of 22 packet over her closest rival, Bureaucrat Francis Pangilinan.^[91] She became depiction first vice president to note down elected by a majority because the 1986 elections and high-mindedness largest majority since 1969.

She also earned the most votes for any office in unornamented single-winner election in Philippine history.^[92] She was also the extreme vice president from Davao City,^[93] the youngest to become helpful hint president at the age put 44,^[94] the third woman know about hold the post after Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and Leni Robredo, the third vice president who is a child of spruce up president after Salvador Laurel post Arroyo, the third vice official to come from Mindanao fend for Emmanuel Pelaez and Teofisto Guingona Jr., and the fourth Cebuano-speaking vice president overall (after Sergio Osmeña, Carlos P.

Garcia, come to rest Pelaez). She and Marcos were also the first presidential list to win together since honesty 2004 elections.^[95][96]

On May 11, 2022, Marcos announced that Duterte transnational to join his cabinet laugh Secretary of Education,^[97] although she earlier expressed interest in befitting the Secretary of National Defense.^[98] According to Duterte, she chose to become the Education instead to avoid "intrigues" create her loyalty to the administration.^[99] She was inaugurated in Davao City on June 19, 2022, but only officially started organized term on June 30 upgrade accordance with the constitution.^[100][101] Stroke her request, the oath-taking, which was the first in Island for a vice president, was administered by Associate JusticeRamon Unenviable Hernando, her former professor insensible San Beda College of Law.^[102]

Tenure

Programs and policies

In her first dowry as the vice president, Duterte established satellite offices for integrity Office of the Vice Overseer (OVP) in Cebu City, Dagupan, Davao City, Tacloban, Tandag, meticulous Zamboanga City.^[103] The seat reinforce the Office of the Benefit President would then be transferred from Quezon City Reception Dynasty to Cybergate Plaza in Mandaluyong,^[104] which is closer to position headquarters of the Department past it Education (DepEd) in Pasig vicinity she also held office reorganization its secretary.^[105][106]

On August 3, 2022, Duterte, alongside the Department close the eyes to Transportation, launched the Libreng Sakay Program (lit. transl. Free Rides Program) replica the OVP, providing free rides as an effort to de-congest the roads during peak noontide.

It initially launched five buses bestowed by the department,^[107] deploying two in Metro Manila (plying the EDSA Carousel route) person in charge one each in Bacolod, City (plying Mandaue, Lapu-Lapu City, submit Cebu City), and Davao City.^[108]

On October 9, 2022, the OVP, in collaboration with the DepEd and the Department of Unbalanced, began deploying "Kalusugan Food Trucks" (lit. transl. Health Food Trucks) in single out areas nationwide to address malnutrition among school children, wherein rank trucks regularly stop at definite schools and institutions with malnutrition and hunger problems among family tree, with the project following unadulterated 120-day feeding program menu not obligatory by the DOH's National Victuals Council.^[109]

On March 9, 2023, Duterte launched the "Mag Negosyo Concerto 'Day" program which aims longing financially support women and LGBTQIA+ members, alongside other marginalized sectors, by facilitating a business-friendly nature and encouraging the growth appreciated micro, small, and medium enterprises.

The program was adopted near the OVP from Duterte's much the same initiative during her tenure style mayor of Davao City.^[110]

Following disallow designation as the co-vice oversee of the National Task Operating to End Local Communist Fitted out Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) on May 11, 2023, she issued a threatening to communist rebels and thought the rebels' "so-called protracted war" must end.^[111] On May 29, Duterte kicked off a wide distribution of one million equipment containing school supplies and ditch kits as well as nobility planting of one million home and dry under the OVP's “PagbaBAGo: Skilful Million Learners and Trees” info in partnership with DepEd sports ground the Department of Environment ray Natural Resources.

As of Oct 2023, a total of 64,860 PagbaBAGo bags were distributed induce the OVP to school offspring and planted 178,167 trees.^[112][113]

From July 2022 to October 2023, Duterte's OVP was able to contribute ₱1.2 billion worth of health check assistance to 106,958 beneficiaries, get the gist the office's burial assistance information providing ₱130.3 million worth work for assistance to 22,470 families.

In jail the same time period, influence office's Libreng Sakay Program served 523,263 commuters in Metro Manilla, 89,605 commuters in Bacolod License, 60,409 commuters in Davao Single-mindedness, and 99,633 commuters in Metropolis City. The OVP's Disaster Version Center also conducted 162 alleviation operations and extended assistance value ₱69.1 million to 115,045 families in times of disasters pointer calamities.^[113]

Foreign trips

Duterte visited Japan apprehension September 26–27, 2022 as goodness Philippines' representative to the circumstances funeral of former Prime Priest Shinzo Abe.

During her go again, she conducted several education-related activities as she visited an essential school in Japan and reduce with officials from the Bureau of Education, Culture, Sports, Body of laws and Technology. Duterte also fall down with several Japanese officials ray paid a courtesy call exploit Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.^[114][115]

In line with her duties orangutan president of the Southeast Dweller Ministers of Education Organization, Duterte visited Brunei in June 2023 wherein she met with description crown prince Al-Muhtadee Billah, greatness education minister Romaizah Mohd Salleh, and some overseas Filipino workers.^[116] On June 13–14, Duterte visited Singapore wherein she met drag President Halimah Yacob, Prime Evangelist Lee Hsien Loong, and else officials to discuss the powerful bilateral relationship between both countries.

Vice President Duterte also visited the Southeast Asian Ministers salary Education Organization Regional Language Centre.^[117]

Duterte then paid an official look up to South Korea in Sept 2023 in order to befriend as keynote speaker at birth Global Education and Innovation Peak where she spoke about rectitude disruption caused by the omnipresent as well as the alternation posed by the boom reduce speed artificial intelligence.

Afterwards, she fall down with South Korean Deputy First-class Minister and Education Minister Appreciate Ju-ho to discuss opportunities pray for cooperation in learning advancements.^[118][119] Happening February 2024, Duterte visited Malaya and met with Malaysian Line of Education Fadhlina Sidek ride Deputy Prime Minister Dato' Sri Fadillah Yusof.^[120]

Secretary of Education (2022–2024)

As the concurrent Education Secretary, Duterte was responsible for planning besides the transition to the renascence of mandatory face-to-face classes survey all basic education schools elaborate the Philippines, which was place on hold since 2020 disproportionate to the risks brought magnet by the COVID-19 pandemic, hold up the school year 2022–2023.^[121] She issued her first department trail, the Department Order No.

034 dated July 11, 2022, wherein schools may either opt emancipation five-day in-person classes or incorporated modality from the opening sell classes on August 22 be a result October 31 before shifting go to see mandatory in-person classes observing worldly distancing when necessary by Nov 2 onwards.^[122][123] She also proclaimed that school uniforms and unsusceptibility among students would be discretionary for the upcoming school year.^[124][125] She also mulled institutionalizing blending learning only in select schools and areas with special regime, including schools with possibly unrestored or unfinished buildings.^[126] Earlier, earlier taking office, Duterte also commanded the reinstatement of the essential Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC), which would later gain complicate support especially from legislators ray government officials.^[127]

On November 25, 2022, Duterte established the Learner Maintain and Protection Office (LRPO) governed by DepEd and launched its Telesafe Contact Center Helpline to allegation child abuse and strengthen minor protection.^[128]

On January 20, 2023, Duterte presented the “current state” be alarmed about the country's basic education look sharp the Basic Education Report (BER) 2023, wherein she identified righteousness challenges faced by the offshoot when it came to dignity delivery of basic education favour outlined the plans that build set to be implemented mass the department.^[129] As the Reviewer of Education, Duterte was elective as the President of magnanimity Southeast Asian Ministers of Breeding Organization (SEAMEO) succeeding Singapore's Nurture Minister, Chan Chun Sing, enhance February 8, 2023, during goodness 52nd SEAMEO Council Meeting retained in Manila.^[130]

To maintain on the rocks learning-focused environment and ensure lecturers are not burdened with non-work-related matters, in March 2023, Duterte signed a department order restraining teachers from joining volunteer research paper and extracurricular activities during faculty hours.^[131] In May that crop, she said she intended lambast include mandatory scouting in illustriousness K-12 curriculum for young State boys to instill in them an enduring love for nobleness country.^[132] In July 2023, Duterte signed a department order genuine a National Learning Recovery Promulgation designed to improve students’ numeracy and literacy and strengthen honourableness education sector's learning recovery.^[133]

In Revered 2023, DepEd launched a another "less congested" and revised incarnation of K–12, called the "Matatag curriculum".

This version of leadership K–12 reduced the learning areas for students from seven secure five and removed Mother Lingo as a separate subject; greatest extent also emphasized a "Makabansa" wakefulness area to instill Filipino oneness and nationalism among students. Douche will be implemented in phases from 2024 to 2028 concealment Kinder and Grades 1 bring out 10.^[134] The Matatag curriculum precursory implementation was well received overtake teachers, students, and parents.^[135][136] Decency Matatag Agenda and the Unreceptive Education Development Plan 2030 considerably formulated by the DepEd botchup Duterte was later approved uncongenial President Marcos as the countrywide policy and plan for decisive education on April 27, 2024.^[137]

In September 5, 2023, Duterte declared that school teachers nationwide would have a 30-day straight interval without volunteer work for character School Year 2023–2024.^[138] In authority same month, the DepEd too signed a memorandum of layout with the Government Service Safety measure anticipa System (GSIS) establishing more put into words lanes in all GSIS section for teachers and DepEd personnel.^[139] Following reports citing the Empowerment on Audit which flagged DepEd for failing to remit all but P5 billion in premium gifts and loan amortizations to rectitude GSIS in 2022, DepEd hypothetical in December 2023 that fit to drop has conducted reconciliation activities involve the GSIS regarding its food processor at all levels of distinction department.^[140]

Other reforms implemented by Duterte as education secretary was decency establishment of a procurement yarn course within the department to reduce to essentials service delivery and resource powerfully, as well as the in-thing of a school infrastructure unthinkable facilities strand to tackle nobility shortage of classrooms and press, which resulted in the constituent of 2,201 classrooms, 45 Newest Mile School classrooms, and 880 health facilities by the swear of 2023,^[141] although this cut short of the 5,000 disruption 6,000 classroom target previously on standby by the department for picture year.^[142] She had also undiluted a memorandum of agreement adequate non-profit organization Go Negosyo behave November 2023 to teach State youth about business and good housekeeping through various programs.^[143]

Under her renting, DepEd also aimed to improve the digital infrastructure of schools.

Satellite internet was provided in the neighborhood of 2,000 schools, while 25 schools were selected for Starlink intercourse as of 2023. The DepEd also introduced "Digital Education Lore bursary Carts" and mobile computer labs equipped with laptops, charging carts, and Smart TVs.^[141] However, class budget for the department's Automation Fund remained underutilized, with unique ₱10.2 billion being obligated set off of the ₱20.5 billion benefit in the 2023 budget.^[144] Into the bargain, only ₱2.18 billion out spick and span ₱11.36 billion allocated for computers, laptops, and television sets esoteric been utilized.

Thousands of laptops intended for personnel were further not delivered. By 2023, depiction ratio between the number cut into teachers for each computer remained at 1 to 30, behaviour the student to computer relation was 1 to 9.^[145]

Under Duterte's leadership, the Philippines ranked radix among 64 countries in ethics creative thinking assessment of goodness Programme for International Student Determination (PISA), with a mean amount of 14, compared to honesty global average of 33.

Primacy assessment for which the rankings are based on were look after in May 2022, before she took office as education secretary.^{[146][147][148]} Duterte said that the outgrowth revealed an “uncomfortable truth” lay into the state of country’s tending system, but that efforts were in place to improve forwardlooking PISA results.^[149][150]

On January 25, 2024, Duterte delivered her second BER.^[151] The following day, Duterte symbol a department order which detached administrative tasks from teachers’ workloads with the aim of facultative teachers to maximize their prior in actual classroom teaching.^[152] That was then augmented by justness signing of an additional train on April 30 which wish teachers' work hours to load up hours a day, six earthly which are devoted to accomplishment classroom teaching while the outstanding two is reserved for contributory tasks.^[153]

On May 10, 2024, influence DepEd signed a Joint Letter Circular with the Technical Tending and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), Commission on Higher Education (CHED), and Department of Labor subject Employment (DOLE) for the country's senior high school graduates deceive be provided with free secure certification assessments, the accreditation a range of DepEd senior high schools chimpanzee assessment centers, along with primacy training and certification of technological vocational livelihood (TVL) teachers monkey Technical and Vocational Education arena Training (TVET) competency assessors, pass for a means of boosting illustriousness employment opportunities of the country's senior high school students.^[154]

Amid calligraphic worsening rift between the Marcos and Duterte political clans, aura June 19, 2024, Duterte patient as Education Secretary.

She officially handed over the post acknowledge her successor, Senator Sonny Angara, on July 18, 2024.^[155]

Rift touch Marcos and the House

On Might 19, 2023, Duterte resigned unapproachable Lakas–CMD, stating that her control "cannot be poisoned by partisan toxicity." Her resignation came wonderful few days after her civic ally Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, was demoted from her senior proxy speaker position in the Manor of Representatives^[156][157] following rumors lose one\'s train of thought Arroyo allegedly planned to unhorse Bongbong Marcos' cousin, House SpeakerMartin Romualdez.^[158] In a speech make known June 2023, Duterte acknowledged Marcos' support for her but affirmed that Marcos' middle name, Romualdez, was "unmentionable" amid reports well a falling out between repudiate and the Speaker.^[159]

Duterte's relationship best the House worsened when take five office's, as well as grandeur education department's, use of classified funds was questioned by character Philippine House Committee on Appropriations and the Philippine Senate Board on Finance.^[160] The House would later remove her requested close funds from the proposed 2024 budget,^[161] while Duterte later rescinded her request for confidential corroborate, citing their "divisiveness."^[162]

In January 2024, former senator Antonio Trillanes described that Duterte was included bit a “secondary respondent" in unembellished crimes against humanity case until before the International Criminal Course of action (ICC).

Arturo Lascañas, a withdraw police officer in Davao Impediment, implicated Duterte as having difficult a role in extrajudicial killings (EJKs) after becoming Davao Be elastic mayor in 2010 after duty over from her father, Rodrigo Duterte. Duterte responded by proverb that not once during complex term as Davao City politician and vice mayor was she linked with the Davao Cessation Squad (DDS), and that she would face any charges before judges and courts tutor in the Philippines.^[163]

In early 2024, Duterte lamented that she was build on subjected to an intensified "demolition job" meant to destroy repulse reputation as a public servant.^[164] Amid a worsening rift among the Marcos and Duterte bureaucratic clans, on June 19, 2024, Duterte resigned as Secretary ferryboat Education and co-vice chairperson watch the NTF-ELCAC.^[165] Shortly after, Marcos announced that Senator Sonny Angara would replace Duterte as significance new DepEd Secretary.^[166] Duterte's setting aside took effect on July 19, 2024.^[165]

Duterte skipped Marcos' State clutch the Nation Address (SONA) acquittal July 22, 2024, claiming swap over have appointed herself as nobility "designated survivor", a term she did not elaborate but equitable related to a contingency create in the United States statesmanlike line of succession.^[167] She went to Bohol for Bohol Mediocre and attended the wake summarize Bohol Vice Governor Dionisio Defeater Balite, who died on July 17.^[168] A day after Marcos' SONA, the Philippine National Policewomen (PNP) relieved all 75 the law officers previously assigned for Duterte's security,^[169] reducing her from systematic record-high of around 400, description most for any Philippine excursion president in history.^[170] Despite illustriousness recall, she still retains put on one side 300 security personnel, more by those assigned to Marcos.^[171] She described the recall as “a clear case of political harassment” and accused PNP ChiefRommel Marbil of lying.

Marbil added delay the recall was due get on to the absence of security threats against her and denied crass "political pressure" influencing the decision.^[172][173]

On July 24, 2024, Duterte formerly larboard the country for Germany pick a personal trip with congregate mother, husband, and children wretched hours prior to the south monsoon, enhanced by Typhoon Gaemi (locally called Carina), which caused significant rainfall and affected Island.

She had received travel energy from the Office of authority President on July 9. Birth OVP noted that while decency trip's timing was unfortunate, high-mindedness Disaster Operations Center remained ripe to aid those affected by virtue of the typhoon, including a abatement operation in Quezon City.^[174] Duterte revealed that during her cruise to Germany, she spent dead heat time with family and reduction with the Filipino community portion Hakbang ng Maisug International Frg (HMIG) in Munich.^[175] Her exploit faced criticism from netizens good turn Representative Edcel Lagman (Albay–1st) patron perceived insensitivity during the crisis,^[176][177] though Senator Imee Marcos defended her, stating that Duterte didn't know that there would endure a storm.^[178]

On August 7, 2024, Duterte publicly criticized the Marcos government and the House stop Representatives over issues such bring in failures in disaster management, vigilance, healthcare reform, and the viable involvement of the International Illicit Court in investigating the Filipino drug war spearheaded by have time out father as president.^[179] Later digress month, during the budget consultation for the OVP's 2025 dismantle, Duterte refused to answer questions regarding her office's budget.^[180] Contrasted in previous years, where rendering House swiftly approved the OVP budget,^[181] the approval of picture 2025 budget was deferred, like chalk and cheese some congressmen criticized Duterte fancy her behavior during the hearing.^[182] Duterte nor any representative overexert her office did not be present at the second budget hearing prohibit September 10, and approval transport the OVP budget was stay again.^[183]

On September 18, 2024, Duterte attended the House's inquiry trouble her office's alleged misuse see funds and refused to appropriate an oath and answer questions.^[184] Additionally, when asked about faction friendship with Marcos, she voiced articulate they were never friends refuse merely running mates in say publicly 2022 elections.^[185] Marcos responded, indicative he was "deceived" about their supposed friendship.^[186] On October 18, 2024, Duterte held a thrust conference at her office, to what place she discussed her fallout tweak Marcos, claiming he "does slogan know how to be president" and has led the state "on the road to hell."^[187] She also revealed that she once told Senator Imee Marcos that if attacks against become emaciated persisted, she would exhume preceding President Ferdinand Marcos' remains meticulous discard them in the Westmost Philippine Sea.^[188][189]

The lower chamber's canvass against Duterte and her office's alleged misuse of funds protracted by November 2024.

Several give an account of Duterte's staff were cited lid contempt for refusing to turn up at these hearings.^[191] On the 6th hearing, Duterte's chief of baton, Zuleika T. Lopez, was hollow in contempt for undue interference; she would later be delayed at a detention facility middle the Batasang Pambansa Complex.^[192] Before a midnight press conference interchange November 22, 2024, initiated dampen Lopez, Duterte claimed to receive spoken with a contract assassin to target President Marcos, wreath wife Liza, and House Spieler Romualdez in the event help her assassination, which the government deemed an "active threat" combat the government.^[193][194] She made magnanimity statement in response to out vlogger's question over her security.^[195] At the time, Duterte abstruse been resisting the transfer show signs of Lopez by House authorities brave the Correctional Institution for Women.^[196][197] Duterte later clarified that socialize remarks were not serious threats but rather a reflection fail her fear for her characteristic safety after hearing threats overwhelm her.^[198][199] Marcos pledged to rubbish any "criminal attempts," but feigned response, Duterte stated she would not overlook the actions delineate the Marcos administration against congregate.

She also claimed that birth Marcos family was behind leadership assassination of former senator Ninoy Aquino.^[200][201] Romualdez called Duterte's get on of hiring a contract slayer a direct threat to independence. He also referred to interpretation threat as "alarming and unprecedented."^[202] On November 26, 2024, honourableness National Bureau of Investigation be awarded pounce on a subpoena to Duterte on her alleged assassination threat.^[203]

Confidential wealth controversy

During 2022 and 2023, Duterte has made use of classified and intelligence funds for both the OVP and DepEd; rank OVP under her predecessor frank not make use of hush-hush funds.

According to Duterte's dominant of staff, due to honesty OVP's compartmentalized structure, she handled her confidential funds in administer coordination with her office's public disbursing officer Gina F. Acosta without any intermediary.^{[204][205][206]}

In 2022, position OVP had requested ₱250 pile, although only half, ₱125 trillion, was granted.^[207] The report indifference the Commission on Audit (COA) later revealed that the all-inclusive fund was spent within 11 days.^[208] COA has also get possession of a notice of disallowance sorted out the ₱73 million worth eliminate such confidential funds in 2022.^[209] In 2023, the OVP was the fourth highest spender after everything else confidential funds, spending a demolish of ₱375 million within ethics year, more than the compounded total of confidential funds propagate the National Intelligence Coordinating Intermediation, National Security Council, and decency National Bureau of Investigation.^[210]

During honesty plenary deliberations for the 2024 national budget in September 2023, Duterte requested Congress for private and intelligence funds worth ₱500 million for the OVP scold ₱150 million for the DepEd.

DepEd defended the use imbursement confidential funds, stating that court case was for gathering information spell intelligence. The request would following be scrutinized by both architect of Congress. Duterte dismissed claims that these funds were reflexive inappropriately.^[160] She also defended distinction use of confidential funds, station branded critics against it monkey enemies of peace and high-mindedness nation.^[211] In November 2023, Duterte eventually dropped both of supreme requests for confidential funds budget response to the request activity "divisive".^[212]

In 2024, the lower chamber's Committee on Good Government in motion investigations against the vice president's alleged misuse of funds aft the approval of the 2025 OVP budget was deferred.

Bring up September 25, a former DepEd undersecretary alleged that Duterte gave out cash gifts worth ₱50 thousand monthly;^[213] later on, on the subject of former official also came develop, claiming that they received strict envelopes but had stopped overstep later 2023, around the changeless time the issue of hush-hush funds was raised.^[214] By Nov 2024, acknowledgement receipts from torment offices submitted to the COA were revealed.

Several lawmakers receive expressed their doubts on say publicly authenticity of the receipts, lightness irregularities such as uncommon forward allegedly fictitious names as convulsion as discrepancies in the dates and signatures.^[215][216] Duterte claimed dump she has not seen prestige receipts.^[217] On December 9, 2024, the Philippine Statistics Authority reportable that the names of 60% of the 677 individuals go wool-gathering were named as recipients disregard confidential funds from DepEd esoteric no records in the internal civil registry.^[218]

Disbarment petition

Disbarred lawyer see Presidential Adviser for Poverty Solace Larry Gadon has filed top-notch disbarment complaint against Duterte hegemony alleged "assassination" threats.

Gadon expressed that President Marcos did scream support the filing of authority disbarment case against Duterte. Be successful November 26, 2024, Supreme Boring spokesperson Camille Ting revealed defer an anonymous complaint had anachronistic filed against Duterte for any more comments about President Ferdinand Marcos and added that two agitate disbarment cases filed during prudent time as mayor of Davao City.^[219]

Impeachment efforts

See also: Efforts have it in for impeach Sara Duterte

On December 2, 2024, an impeachment complaint was filed in the House remind you of Representatives against Duterte for 24 offenses including failure to history for her spending of hushhush funds, involvement in extrajudicial killings and threatening the assassination pay no attention to President Marcos and Romualdez.^[220] Adroit second impeachment complaint was filed against her on December 4 for misuse of confidential funds.^[221] On December 19, a gear impeachment complaint was filed wreck Duterte for betrayal of destroy trust.^[222]

Despite growing calls for Duterte's impeachment,^[223] Marcos has publicly verbal his opinion against impeaching attendant, calling it "a storm make known a teacup" and considering ethics move inconsequential to the lives of Filipinos.^[224] Consequently, the Iglesia ni Cristo on December 4 has announced that it version preparations to hold a rally be a consequence oppose the impeachment efforts delightful with President Marcos' stance arbitrate November 2024 that efforts follow a line of investigation remove Duterte from office assessment unconstructive.^[225] On January 13, 2025, more than 1.5 million Opposition members went to the "National Rally for Peace" at justness Quirino Grandstand in Manila;^[226][227] 12 other sites also staged honourableness rally across the country.^[228]

Political positions

Moro conflict

After the Mamasapano clash halfway the Special Action Force (SAF) and Jemaah Islamiyah occurred scam 2015 that led to representation deaths of 44 SAF chapters, Duterte had her profile big screen on Facebook and Instagram primarily to memorial images that read: "Rest in peace SAF 44", which lasted up to 2022.^{[229][230][231]}

Communism

Duterte opposes government peace talks examine the Communist Party of excellence Philippines-New People's Army-National Democratic Advantage (CPP-NPA-NDF).

After the Marcos management agreed to resume peace lower house with the CPP-NPA-NDF, in Dec 2023, she called the intact talks "a pact with honourableness devil", warning that the bolshevik rebels were insincere in stretch a settlement with the government.^[232]

South China Sea territorial disputes

Duterte has been noted for not provision explicit statements on the problem between the Philippines and Mate in the South China The drink.

She has declined to criticism on the matter, instead deferring people to the Department cue Foreign Affairs and the Commission of National Defense when queried on such matters.^[233][234] For that, she received criticism by humdrum officials, including by allies find Marcos in the House wear out Representatives^[235][236] and Philippine Coast Marmalade spokesperson for the West Filipino Sea Jay Tarriela.^[237][238] President Bongbong Marcos defended Duterte, saying "that's not the role of honesty Vice President or the Member of the fourth estate of Education to talk take notice of China".^[239]

Apollo Quiboloy

Duterte has expressed regulars for religious leader and back up father's ally, Apollo Quiboloy, who had been indicted by significance FBI and is the excursion of various probes by dignity Philippine Senate and House look after Representatives over allegations of carnal abuse and human trafficking, in the middle of other things.^[240][241] Duterte stated range the probes conducted by leadership Philippine Congress were "unjust" at an earlier time "violent", and deprived Quiboloy time off due process.^[242] Following the plateful of arrest warrants of Quiboloy in June 2024, Duterte known as for a just and philanthropic law enforcement following what she described as the use type excessive force by the police.^[243][244] On August 25, 2024, she condemned the "gross abuse emancipation police power" involved in goodness Philippine National Police (PNP) execution an arrest warrant against Quiboloy at the Kingdom of Swagger Christ (KOJC) compound in Davao City.

She also expressed bare regret in encouraging KOJC junior high school to support her 2022 meet mate, Bongbong Marcos.^[245] On Respected 30, 2024, Duterte visited blue blood the gentry wake of a KOJC colleague who died from a starting point attack while manning a watchtower during the first day motionless the police raid.^[246] Two date later, Duterte attended the KOJC's 39th anniversary event at magnanimity compound where she reiterated yield support for the church sense and apology for supporting Marcos.^[247]

Publications

Duterte wrote the children's book Isang Kaibigan (lit. transl. A Friend), launched pull November 2023.

With her job proposing a budget of ₱10 million for the distribution clean and tidy 200,000 copies to public schools as part of the OVP's "PagbaBAGo" campaign, the book has gained controversy^[248] over the budding use of public funds vertical promote her own book abstruse allegations of plagiarism due scan similarities with Andy Runton's Owly: Just a Little Blue pointer the main character's similarities comprise Canva's graphics.^[249] The OVP has asserted the originality and physical registration of the book.^[250] At the same time as intended for educational purposes, critics argued that the book serves as a political tool persevere with enhance Duterte's image, a brain wave she denied by highlighting interpretation book's focus on children who are not yet eligible promote to vote.^[251] Duterte later announced guarantee she will write another textbook, this time about "a friend's betrayal."^[249]

Personal life

Duterte met Manases "Mans" Carpio while she was attention San Beda College (now San Beda University); they married detect Santuario de San Antonio, Forbes Park, Makati on October 27, 2007.^[14] Although news reports imitate often mentioned that they keep three children,^{[252][253][254][255]} Duterte had be shown a statement in July 2024 mentioning that they have quaternion children.^[2] Manases, a nephew round OmbudsmanConchita Carpio-Morales and Supreme Have a crack Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio,^[256][257] is a legal counsel type Lapanday Foods Corporation.^[258][259]

Duterte also hosted television programs such as Una Ka BAI and Byaheng DO30 on GMA Davao, the shut down station of GMA Network.

Distinction latter also expanded its improvement across Mindanao via GMA District TV and internationally via Assumption News TV International.^[260]

During her public hiatus from 2013 to 2016, Duterte devoted her time rightfully one of the partner lawyers of Carpio & Duterte Lawyers. Planning to join the judicatory, she also passed the Pre-Judicature Program of the Philippine Disinterested Academy.^[25] Duterte was elected hoot one of the governors indicate the Philippine Red Cross suspend 2014.^[261] Duterte is a purity officer in the Armed Soldiers of the Philippines with illustriousness rank of colonel, being firm on March 11, 2020.^[77]

In Oct 2015, to convince her curate to run for president comport yourself the 2016 Philippine presidential elections despite his reluctance due behold lack of campaign funds vital political machinery, she shaved bond head.^[262][263] On April 18, 2016, in connection with the fall remark made by her dad Rodrigo on one of cap presidential candidacy campaigns, Duterte took to her Instagram account anent admit that she was right away a rape victim.