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Before Davao City mayor ro-drigo r. Duterte hit the national headlines when he declared his

presidential bid and eventually won as the 16th president of the Philip-pines, nobody knew much about his family lineage, not even in his home turf, Davao City.

In an age when members of the so-called ‘XYZ generation’ prefer more the history of technological gad-gets than knowing the grandparents of Daddy and Mommy, it looks like appreciating one’s family history has been relegated to the baul.

In fact, ask any kid today who has not lived with the grannies who the parents of their Dad and Mom are, chances are they will mumble a few audible names then turn to their parents to ask for confirmation if they were correct with their hunches.

Cebu rootsThe Dutertes, one of the political

clans in Davao region, historically come from Cebu. oral tradition points out there were actually two Duterte clans in that province, one from the south and the other from the north. But the lineage indicates they could have come from similar roots.

The Davao lineage, accordingly, traces its roots to northern Cebu, to couple facundo Duterte and Zoila Gonzales whose marriage bore five children, namely: ramon, Sr. who was married to rosario regis of Carcar; Mariano tied the knot with Salud Cal-vo; Soledad wedded epifanio rodis; Jorge married estefania Dacayana; and former Davao governor Vicen-te, fondly called ‘Teti’ but known as ‘Nene’ in Danao City, became the hus-band of Soledad roa, mother of Pres-ident rody.

A half-brother, the illegitimate son of facundo, was Adolfo enriquez, who took the surname of his mother but adopted his father’s surname as mid-dle name, as was the practice then. He lived in Cavite.

ramon, born on Dec. 23, 1901 in Danao City, was fondly called ‘Lolo Banawa’; he earned his Bachelor of Laws from the Philippine Law School

in 1925. Three decades later, he was elected vice mayor of Cebu City, with Sergio “Serging” osmeña Jr., his running mate, as mayor. He took over as city chief executive (Sept. 13, 1957-Dec. 31, 1959) when osmeña resigned to run for Congress.

Aside from becoming a judge of the Court of first Instance, ramon was also a Law professor at the Uni-versity of the Visayas (UV) and the University of Southern Philippines (USP). A Cebu City street was named after him by virtue of City ordinance No. 719, signed on August 5, 1971. His son, ronald, would become city mayor of Cebu (1993-96).

Vicente’s marriage to Soledad roa, a former teacher of Cabadba-ran City, Agusan del Norte, produced five offsprings: Eleanor, Rodrigo, Benjamin, emmanuel and Jocelyn. rodrigo, the seven-time city may-or of Davao, sired three children with spouse elizabeth Zimmerman (Sarah, Paolo and Sebastian) and a daughter, Veronica, by nurse Honey-let Avanceña.

Durano lineageThe Dutertes are also related to

the powerful Durano clan of Danao, who are descended on the maternal side from the well-known Mercados of Cebu City.

ramon, one of seven children of couple Demetrio Durano and Bibi-ana Mercado, married Beatriz, fond-ly known as ‘Ati’, the third child and daughter of Severo Duterte, a mem-ber of a political clan in Danao and brother of facundo, and felisa Ypil.

Beatriz is the second-degree cousin of Vicente, the future Davao governor, rodrigo’s father.

Interestingly, elisea, sister of ramon Durano Sr. and one of three daughters of Demetrio and Bibiana, married Paulo Almendras, a scion of another political family who served as municipal president and mayor of Danao. The marriage produced four sons, namely: Priscilliano, Jo-venal (oIC mayor of Danao during the first Aquino administration), Josefino and Alejandro (governor of Davao, senator, Cabinet secretary during the Garcia administration, and assemblyman and congressman before his demise.)

Today, the heaviest concen-tration of Duterte surnames can be found in Danao City and in the towns of Compostela, Carcar, and Liloan, in Cebu Province.

Dutertes of DanaoMichael Cullinane, an Associate

Director of the Center for South-east Asian Studies of University of

Wisconsin, USA, has made an im-pressive and thorough research on the Duterte lineage, something that provides us a clear picture the Dute-rtes of Cebu were actually part of the alta sociedad o high society estab-lishment, and are descended from a Spanish bloodline who married local lasses.

rodrigo’s super lola, so to speak, was Dionisia Duterte, also known as francisca, which could be attribut-ed to the old practice of changing names during infancy if the child contracted illness and had a difficult time recovering from it.

Based on scanty records, Dioni-sia remained unmarried but bore a son, Isabelo Duterte Veloso in her relationship with Maximo Veloso del rosario, a Chinese mestizo who be-longed to Cebu’s landowners whose real estate interests reached as far as Binondo, Manila. The use of Duterte as middle name instead of surname was an old accepted practice when the father recognized his child born out of wedlock.

Isabelo, with the help of his fa-ther’s wealth, migrated north and acquired properties in the towns of Danao and Carmen in the last quar-ter of the 19th century and later mar-ried a Danao maiden named Dama-sa Buot, recognized in oral tradition

as a landed gentry or haciendera. The Isabelo-Damasa marriage

bore several children, one of them was facundo Duterte, who mar-ried Zoila Gonzales. The union also produced several offsprings, one of whom was Vicente Duterte, who mi-grated to Davao region and went on to become governor and secretary of the Department of General Ser-vices (DGS) during the first term of the Marcos administration.

Durano vs DuterteUnlike the Dutertes, the Dura-

nos ‘were neither wealthy nor land-ed.’ Cullinane, in An Anarchy of Fami-lies (1994), wrote:

“ramon’s [the elder] father appears to have been an itinerant merchant—trading local products and operating a fleet of small sailing vessels that plied the inland seas be-tween the north coast of Ceby and the west coast of Leyte…

“[His] marriage to Beatriz Dute-rte provided another important link. The Dutertes had long been a significant political family in Danao, one with strong roots in Cebu City. The father of Beatriz, Severo Dute-rte, was politically active and com-peted for the mayorship before the

This Mindanaoan President has a pedigreeBy Antonio V. Figueroa

“A leader must be a terror to

the few who are evil in order to protect the lives and well-being

of the many who are good” –

President Duterte

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THe son of one-time Board Member and three-time governor

Arthur T. Uy and eunese Lim, a Chinese mestiza from Atimonan, Quezon Prov-ince, Board Member Jayvee Tyron L. Uy took his oath of office on June 28, 2016, be-coming the fifth governor of Compostela Valley.

He brings to his office a roster of other personal cre-dentials: the youngest ever governor of Davao region, the first Davao-born poli-tician to become governor only in his second political foray, and the first son of a Davao governor to succeed his father.

Gov. Uy’s meteoric rise in the local political firma-ment was totally unexpect-ed. Six years ago, in 2010, at the urging of his peers and relatives, he was groomed to run as municipal council-or of Pantukan but the invi-tation did not appeal to him.

‘I am a reserve person, aloof and not accustomed to mingling with people’, he re-called, ‘that’s why I turned down the idea to enter pol-itics’.

At the time his father was serving his first term as governor while an un-cle, rey Uy, was incumbent Tagum City mayor.

But the elder Uy had some plans for his son.

The following year, Tyron was appointed as provincial co-chair and program coordinator of an undertaking that made use of confiscated illegal logs, which were manufactured into desks for distribution in schools.

from 2010 to 2013, 25,000 school desks were donated to various schools around the province.

First forayAs co-chair, Tyron had

the chance to have a first-hand impression on what was going on in Compostela Valley.

‘This started my direct involvement in politics, and it exposed me to the reali-ties on the ground, especial-ly when it comes to educa-tion,’ he said in an interview.

one positive impres-sion about helping people eventually turned into a po-litical aspiration, something that helped him decide to accept the offer to run un-

der the Liberal Party (LP) for Board member in the province’s second district.

only few thought Ty-ron would make it to the winning podium, arguing the young man did not have any political experience other than being the son of a provincial leader.

But his exposures in the years leading to his candidacy were substan-tial enough for him to con-veniently confront issues, imagined or otherwise, that come with campaigning, es-pecially for a newcomer like him.

With grist, optimism and resolve, he won and was at the top of the Board ladder after the counting was completed.

Running for governorThe original choice

of the LP hierarchy in the province was to back the candidacy of rep. rommel Amatong, the second dis-trict congressman. efforts to finalize the idea, sad to say, did not materialize because of some political undercurrents, mainly per-sonal differences.

Pressed for time, the elder Uy, in his third term as governor, consulted his partymates and after delib-erations, the group decided to field Tyron, a David in politics, against Amatong, the veteran Goliath.

As the realignment was completed, Amatong decid-ed to run under the Aksyon Demokrito Party, while Ty-ron got the official nod of the LP, the same bloc that supported Amatong in the previous election.

The fight was con-sidered lopsided in favor of Amatong, given that at the end of the campaign the towns with the largest voting population showed preference for the congress-man who, experience-wise, had the edge.

But when the polit-ical smoke cleared, Ty-ron emerged winner with 163,628 votes, a margin of over 7,000 votes against his closest pursuer. The win was the equivalent of 50.8 percent of the votes cast in the province.

Near landslideThe provincial LP slate,

meanwhile, nearly swept

all the slots, won in two congressional districts, and engineered the victories of nine mayors in eleven mu-nicipalities under Compos-tela Valley.

Manuel Zamora was reelected as vice governor, while Maria Carmen Zamo-ra and ruwel Peter Gonzaga won as congressmen in the first and second districts, respectively.

for Board members, the party won all slots in the first district. The winners were Joanna Gentugaya, Jude Lopoz, Nena Atamosa, Joseph Jauod, and renato Basañez.

In the second district, the LP survivors were out-going governor Arturo T. Uy, Macario Humol and Viven-cia Secuya. only Kristine Ca-ballero and raul Caballero were deemed outsiders.

AgendaGov. Tyron Uy, an alum-

nus of Velez College in Cebu City, admits the province remains a ‘red area’, a refer-ence to its being a hotbed of insurgency.

Nevertheless, he wants it transformed into a ‘green field’ under his administra-tion, with agricultural as the centerpiece of his numer-ous programs.

‘In strengthening the agricultural sector’, he stressed, ‘the marginalized farmers are offered better opportunities. This is also part of my security program, given that with faster popu-lation growth is the faster

demand for staple food. I want to make farming as the savior of our people and the driver of the economy.’

But he has other prior-ities also such as the main-tenance of human resources

and health, which he feels are deserving of similar at-tention, especially educa-tion, which is his advocacy.

Getting inspiration from his visits in various towns, even before he de-cided to run for Board mem-ber, Gov. Uy wants to leave a legacy distinctly his own, primarily in raising healthy students whose focus on ed-ucation are better enhanced due to good health.

Aside from continuing the programs of his father, he wants the Local School Board strengthened in part-nership with stakeholders, and to extend to the youth nutritional support that can result in better educational performance while pursu-ing their studies.

In Social Services, he wants the existing provin-cial hospitals in the mu-nicipalities of Montevista, Compostela, Maragusan and Pantukan expanded in terms of number of beds to accommodate the growing number of patients that seek help in government-owned medical facilities.

InsurgencyDespite the burden of

insurgency, which is a mili-tary concern, Gov. Uy prom-ises to continue delivering social services to far-flung villages, particularly in plac-es classified as geographi-cally isolated and depressed areas (GIDA), by opening new roads and concreting existing ones.

‘The construction of

roads is not just about in-surgency but also for the purpose of development, which is part of my agricul-tural thrust,’ the governor clarified.

Another concern he

wants ad-dressed is min-ing, the p r o v -i n c e ’ s second biggest industry.

I n line with the incom-ing Duterte administra-tion’s min-

i n g policy, he wants m i n i n g occupations in Compostela Valley evaluated in order to determine if they are com-plying with environmental laws, adopting responsible practices, and addressing issues on Clima Change mitigation, ecological pro-tection, and watershed con-servation.

In tourism, Gov. Uy feels the right time to pro-mote the province as tour-ism destination is not now given the insurgency prob-lem. However, he is hopeful that under the leadership of President rodrigo r. Dute-rte, the issue will be solved so opportunities in tourism could be opened.

‘for now’, he explained, ‘we will engage in explora-tion and planning ahead. If the province is ready for tourism, then it is not dif-ficult for us to push the ‘go’ button.’

EmploymentGov. Uy has also set his

eyes in establishing a strong Provincial employment Service Office (PESO) that will help identify the skills required for job openings in the province, link with adjacent cities and provinc-es to know their manpower needs, make job placements easier, and ensure the pro-vincial investments in TeS-DA-style skills inittiatives do not go to naught.

especially for the de-partments and personnel that will work under him, he has an appeal:

‘I need your full sup-

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wants province to be ‘green field’Youngest ever Davao governor

JAYvEE TYRON L. UY

By Antonio V. Figueroa

port for all my plans. I am not a leader that knows it all but a leader who consults. I will listen to you and I will decide on my own for the good of the province.’

To underscore his de-sire to have an efficient provincial management machinery, he plans to cre-ate an Internal Audit Team directly under the Office of the Governor whose main function is to ensure an ef-ficient and effective oper-ation of all offices and the resources available to them.

OptimismAsked on his personal

take on the incoming Duter-te administration, Gov. Uy is very optimistic the country, in general, and the province, in particular, can produc-tively gain from the inputs of the national leadership.

‘When the President says something, I know he means it. He does not dil-ly-dally and he performs. He is a no-nonsense leader, es-pecially in combating crime, corruption and drugs. I will fully support his programs,’ the governor said.

As part of his plan to operate the province as ef-ficiently as possible, he is looking forward to study-ing the 72-hour Davao City model, which requires all government transactions completed within three working days.

one thing sure, though, that he is foreseeing is that criminality under the Dute-rte government will be greatly reduced.

Getting inspiration from his visits in various towns, even before he decided to run for

Board member, Gov. Uy wants to leave a legacy distinctly

his own, primarily in raising healthy students whose focus

on Education are better enhanced due to good health.

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oUTSIDe of the Philippines, no one heard of Davao City. But today, peo-ple from all over the world know

where it is now located; after all, the 16th president of the Philippines comes from this city.

In terms of population, Davao is the third most populous metropolitan area with 2.26 million people, as of 2010 cen-sus. Metro Manila holds the distinction with 11.86 million people, while Cebu comes next with 2.55 million people.

In terms of land area, Davao City has a total land area of 2,444 square kilometers, making it the largest city in the country. In comparison, Puerto Princesa has a total land area of only 2,381.02 square kilome-ters. Approximately, Davao is 7.8 times the size of Cebu and three times that of the en-tire Metro Manila.

Davao City -- grouped with the prov-ince of Davao del Sur (for geographical and statistical purposes) but is governed independently from it -- serves as the main trade, commerce, and industry hub of Min-danao and the regional center of Davao region.

In the 1970s, Davao City became known as the “killing fields” of the Philip-pines earning the moniker as the country’s Nicaragua. As a result, the rest of the coun-try shunned this once bustling and prom-ising city. But it changed after the 1988 elections. The newly-elected mayor, ro-drigo roa Duterte, did an impossible task -- that of restoring peace and order of a city that was divided by religion and ideological belief.

“I hold it as an article of faith in govern-ment that there can never be development and progress in any city or province in the country, unless there is stability, unless there is peace and order,” said Duterte, who will be inaugurated as the country’s top of-ficial on June 30.

from being tagged as “Murder City,” Davao City became “one of the most livable cities in the Asia” (both sobriquets were bestowed by the defunct “Asiaweek” mag-azine). Indeed, Davao City has gone a long, long way. Today, the city is one of the coun-try’s top tourist destinations.

Most recent visitors who come here describe Davao as a land of exotic beauty and rich culture. “Davao is probably the least exposed of the country’s urban areas, and the most appealing,” contends Gregory C. Ira, a filipino-American friend who visit-ed the city together with his family. “It’s a great holiday hideaway, what with its lush greenery and exotic wild flora and fauna that contribute to its picturesque view,” he adds.

Most people living in the city -- and even national and international media -- described Davao City as among the safest cities in the country.

In a news report, veteran journalist Au-relio A. Peña wrote: “Don’t be surprised if you meet someone in this city who tells you that it’s safe to walk around here because ‘Davao is much safer than New York.’ Unlike in the past when cops are easily terrorized by urban guerrillas or criminals with impu-

nity, now it’s the other way around.”Indeed, the man who turned the city

into what it is now is indeed Duterte. Al-though he grew up in Davao, rody -- that’s how his friends called him -- was born in Maasin, Southern Leyte on March 28, 1945. He was still three years old when the family moved to Davao where his father, Vicente, became the last governor of then undivided Davao (now composed of five provinces: Davao del Sur, Davao del Norte, Davao ori-ental, Davao occidental and Compostela Valley).

rody, a confessed Mama’s boy, was very close to his mother, Soledad, a school teach-er, civic leader and philanthropist. When it was inevitable that he would become the next president, he went to the grave of his parents at three in the morning and cried. “Tabangi ko ma,” he was heard to be saying.

Rody first attended Laboon Elementary School in Massin and spent his remaining elementary days at the Santa Ana elemen-tary School in Davao City, where he grad-uated in 1956. At first, he attended some private schools for his secondary education in Davao but after being expelled twice due to misconduct, his parents decided to bring to Digos where he attended then Holy Cross College of Digos (now Cor Jesu College).

After earning his high school diploma, he went to Manila and studied at Lyceum of the Philippines where he got his Political Science degree. But it was at San Beda Col-lege that he finished his law; he passed the bar exam in 1972, the same year ferdinand e. Marcos declared Martial Law.

In 1986, People Power Revolution in-stalled Corazon C. Aquino as the new pres-ident of the Philippines. Duterte was ap-pointed officer-in-charge vice mayor with Zafiro Respicio as the mayor.

In 1988, Duterte ran for mayor and won, serving until 1998. During his term, he did the most impossible task of restor-ing peace and order that was divided by religion and ideological belief. He also set a precedent by designating deputy mayors that represented the Lumad (the indige-nous people’s group) and Moro in the city government (this was later copied in other parts of the country).

By the time his first term ended, Dute-rte had regained much of the city’s positive image as an ideal investment haven and tourism destination. During the 67th Araw ng Dabaw celebration, then President Glo-ria Macapagal-Arroyo commented: “The Philippines is just catching up with Davao City which seems to be always leading the way for the rest of the country.”

In 2003, GMA hailed his “tough on crime” approach and even offered Duterte to a cabinet level position on crime. When Kenneth roth of the Human right Watch heard about it, he commented: “Arroyo has been taking security advice from someone who openly advocates murder to bring peace and prosperity.”

“He is unorthodox as he is popular,” wrote Davao journalist Daisy C. Gonzales of Duterte. “He gained fame (or notoriety) as a no-nonsense mayor in his fight against criminality. A good source of sound bite,

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THE MANAND THE CITYBy Henrylito D. Tacio

Duterte during his first term as mayor of Davao City. Photo

taken by Rene B. Lumawag

he is his own effective propagan-da machine. He is both loved and loathed.”

As a politician, Duterte has never been defeated. As the May-or of Davao City, he is credited for helping transform Davao into a clean, green, gender-sensitive, and highly urbanized city.

A website cites the following accomplishment of Duterte in Davao City:

· restored and maintained law and order in Davao and helped it to be recognized in 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002 as the city in region XI with Best Peace and order by the National Peace and order Council of the National Po-lice Commission.

· effectively implemented Davao’s no smoking ordinance in all public places, imposing hefty fines on violators.

· Implemented a stricter li-quor serving and selling prohi-bition from 1 a. m. to 8 a.m. to reduce crimes caused by alcohol intoxication.

· Implemented the total fire-cracker and pyrotechnics ban since 2001 resulting in minimal or zero firecracker-related injuries.

· Pushed the Speed Limit or-dinance that only allows motor-ists to drive up to 30 kilometers per hour (kph) in the downtown areas and a maximum 60 kph in city borders.

· restricted videoke usage in

public establishments until 10 p.m. since 2004. The loud noise prohibition is part of Davao’s An-ti-Nuisance ordinance that ap-plies to any place within the city including residential areas.

Dr. richard T. Mata, who hails from Panabo City, believes Duterte will be the best president the Phil-ippines ever has. “Because leader-ship is his talent, his passion,” he explains. “By just looking at his 22 years of being a Mayor, we can see that he never faded in his perfor-mance even with his age. He sim-ply loves what he does! We actu-ally saw him mastered his craft all the more than fading! Most would have rested in their laurels be-cause of familiarity and just used their popularity to continue. Now by winning the Presidency, this gave him a further boost! A new excitement on his part! Because of new challenges, new venues, new everything! Thus, familiarity and boredom will not happen which I think can be the only hindrance to his potential! So with all his de-cades experiences, learnings, nat-ural leadership talent combined with a new excitement for his new job, we expect him to achieve greater things that no President was able to achieve!”

Bobby espinosa Lagsa, a jour-nalist from Cagayan de oro City, believes so, too. “I think he is go-ing to be a good manager, people will dislike him, some would even

despise him, but he will manage the country well, only history can say if he will be a good president. There will never be enough things to do in our country. In a way, Duterte is right when he said: ‘To change the Philippines, you have to change the filipino.”

Allan Mauro Marfal, who works with the Department of Science and Technology, thinks Duterte is good for the country. “Meron siyang exhibit A in terms of good governance, which is Davao,” he explains. “However, I am hoping he will change some of his antics because for me, it might affect the way he will manage our country.”

Mike Laagan, who is with the Philippine National Police, says Duterte will be a good president. “But he needs to surround him-self with qualified people and not only those that helped him win,” he says. “He might have the best of intentions and the heart to do it, but if the people around him are not, it will be the cause of his downfall. Many are watching his every move.”

“rodrigo Duterte has the making of a good president,” says Jaime A. Sison, a veterinarian. “But he must realize that true success comes from the Lord: ‘But all who humble themselves before the Lord shall be given every blessing, and shall have wonderful peace. (Psalm 37:11 TLB).”



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war. ramon’s marriage to Don Severo’s daughter was a politi-cally significant match.”

This account disputes the claim the Duranos were more influential than the Dutertes, both in social status and polit-ical clout.

Dutertes in southIn the southern sector, the

most interesting genealogical Duterte link belongs to Ber-nardo Duterte and his wife, Dominga Guzmán, a mestiza Sangley (Chinese), who mar-ried in the last decade of 18th century. The union bore a son, Francisco, who was born 1798 in Cebu City.

At the age of 23, francis-co Duterte married romual-da fulgencia, also a mestiza Sangley, in Cebu City in 1821; the couple, who had a brood of five children, settled in Naga, Cebu. four of their children were women (Venancia, Nica-sia, Teresa, and Juliana) and the fifth (Leon) a boy.

Venancia, the eldest, mar-ried cabeza Guillermo Suárez, who was probably born in San Nicolas or Parian, a Chinese district in Cebu City. The union bore nine children, namely: Jose, Justo, Trinidad, francisco, felix felipa, Prudencia, Pablo and ramona).

Jose, family lore says, mar-ried twice; his second wife was Braulia ramas. His eldest daughter, Maria Ponce Suárez, married Amando Villarosa in Carcar and bore eight children, namely: Genoveva (Mercado), Carmelita (Campugan), Trini-dad, Adolfo, Saturnina (Aleon-ar), eleuterio, Mariano, and Clara (Juario). Vicente Suarez, María’s half-brother from the second wife, married Aman-do’s sister Marcela.

Jose Suarez, another son of Venancia Duterte, married felipa Papas whose daughters intermarried into the Librea, Tolentino, and Canónigo clans, which later expanded to form part of the Galeos, Quirante, Guanzón, escala, Casals, Su-zara and Parungao clans.

Venancia broodother Venancia children

also married and bore off-springs.

Trinidad (b. 1839) mar-ried Valentín Najarro rabor of Cebu City and had a daughter. Francisco (b. 1841) tied the knot with Barbara Quiachón. Their daughter, emiliana, married Valentin’s brother, evaristo rabor and had a son, emiliano rabor, who be-came mayor of San fernando. Félix (b. 1843) married Catali-na Pañares Bartido whose off-springs would dominate the political landscape of Naga.

on the other hand, feli-pa (b. 1845) married Ramón Cuico, a mestizo Sangley of Cebu City; they later resided in Carcar. Prudencia (b. 1847) wedded a Duterte from the north, escolástico r. Duterte; they settled in Cebu City and had three kids, namely Segun-da (roa), filomeno and filec-ula (Papas). Escolastico’s first wife was a niece of José rizal. Pablo (b. 1849) first married Ciriaca Sasil; his second wife was Isabel Sabaiton. ramona, the youngest, married Nu-meriano Gerasta, who served terms as San fernando mayor.

Nicasia, the second child of francisco Duterte, mar-ried Paulino Algar in 1854 in Naga. Her daughter, Tranquili-na, married Pablo rojas Velo-so, starting the Veloso branch in Naga. Honorio wedded Te-odora Paras; their marriage bore a daughter, rosario, who married Isidro Abad.

Leon (b. 1827), the only son of francisco, married Modesta Lara of Naga whose brother, Guillermo, later married Leon’s sister, Tere-sa. Teresa, the fourth child in the francisco lineage, had a daughter outside of wedlock, Baldomera Duterte; she mar-ried Guillermo Pañares Lara in 1855 and the union had three daughters. The young-est, Juliana, married Alejandro Manguera Pañares and the marriage bore 14 children.

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IT WAS the way she said it. She looked me in the eyes — very fleeting,

that connection and the disconnection. Then, she smiled. Her words, all three of them, very cold.

It was embarrassing I almost instantly felt the need to crumple the sheet of yellow paper in front of her. I said sorry as I grabbed my pen, frantically crushing out the worthless letter ‘H’ that I felt could have sabo-taged not only my interview but also my entire career.

It was the second sit down interview that I had with incoming Davao City Mayor Inday Sara Duter-te-Carpio. We talked about her tattoos that time.

So far, it was also the last sit down interview.

It was back in 2009 when I first interviewed her in her office. I was still writing for the Philippine Daily Inquirer at that time. I promised the interview

would be quick. I said 10 minutes. She was vice may-or and was running for may-or — against a formidable rival, then Speaker of the House Prospero Nograles.

She won that that elec-tion and became the first woman mayor of Davao City. But she also tore Nor-gales into small pieces of political insignificance.

That first interview I considered to be very im-portant than the second. Not because I committed the ‘H’ blunder on the sec-ond, but because it was a preview to what she will be-come as leader of a city al-ready synonymous to their family name.

It allowed the public to see what kind of a leader she really is.

The world saw what she did when she was mayor of Davao. She had her ups and downs, yes, but ultimately, she proved the world that she had what it takes to run a city of 1.6 million people.

To say that she has a punch is an understate-ment. She’s the punch her-self.

She’s not afraid to speak her mind not because she is a daughter of the incom-ing president, but because she is just not afraid at all. She’s raw, the perfect uned-ited version of your favorite movie stars. She’s relatable.

While vice mayor, she exposed several cases of corruption involving some members of the City Coun-cil. It was unlikely for a vice mayor because the coun-cillors were supposed to be under her care. But she didn’t care.

Cleaning up the city council of corrupt members was a challenge, she later

said.And she spoke with

pride that the family’s name has never been destroyed by corruption.

“No public money went into the pockets of the Dutertes,” she said during that interview. “The Dutertes are not corrupt and that I can declare in public — me without being mortified of myself for say-ing it.”

When she takes over City Hall on July 1, I be-l i e v e s h e will al-

By Jefry M. Tupas

‘SARA. WALAY H.’able as it is distinct.”

“It is a kind of service that emanates from the heart. ours is not mechani-cal. We see through people and we respond on their needs appropriately,” she said.

Now that her father is president, Sara would rath-er focus in her role as mayor of Davao City.

“I am the mayor of Davao and I do not think I will still be able to take an-other job, position or role from the President,” she

said.While serving as may-

or, she Sara stood against many political decision of her father.

How she wants to be de-fined as a politician and as a leader became clear when she said: “I do not want to be told what to do.”

We can expect practical-ly the same thing from her now.

And now that she’s back, make no mistake — It’s Sara.

No H, please.

“No public money went

into the pockets of the Dutertes.

The Dutertes are not corrupt

and that I can declare in public — me without being mortified of myself for saying it.”

ways be guided by the po-litical values that her family taught her.

She said, when I asked about the Duterte’s brand of politics: “our identity as

political leaders is recogniz-







Message It is, indeed, a special honor and a great pleasure that I, together with the officialdom of Davao Del Norte, congratulate President Rodrigo R. Duterte, on your inauguration. The official beginning of your highly-anticipated term of office as the 16th President marks a new era of inclusive growth, peace, security, and democratic prosperity for the Republic of the Philippines. Your election to this hallowed position of president reflects the affirmation of the Filipino people’s desire for genuine change and their faith in your capacity to bring about sweeping national transformation. You bring with you to the Presidency almost three decades of enormous experience as a Local Chief Executive, which will be of immense value in responding to both domestic and foreign challenges. As you embark upon your gargantuan responsibilities, I pray that you will be sustained by the admiration, goodwill and support of millions of Filipinos, as well as, the divine guidance of our Lord Almighty. In addition, I would like to reassure you of Davao Del Norte’s unequivocal support and subservience to your socio-economic agenda, proposed shift of government to federalism, as well as your fight against drugs, criminality, corruption and poverty. Mr. President, thank you for answering the call of history. We wish you great success in your aim of bringing progressive change to our beloved Philippines.

HON. ANTHONY G. DEL ROSARIO Governor-elect Davao Del Norte




“INTeGrITY AND HoNeSTY” -- these were the two virtues

President-elect rodrigo r. Duterte was looking for his Cabinet members.

In a press conference held at the Malacanang of the South in Panacan last May 31, he told the press: “I can assure you they are all men of integrity and hones-ty.”

And so here are the (in-complete) Cabinet members and other officials of the Duterte administration:

Vitaliano Aguirre II, De-partment of Justice: He was a private prosecutor during the impeachment trial of the late Chief Justice renato Co-rona. As deputy counsel of the feliciano Commission’s fact-finding investigation of the 2003 oakwood mutiny, he was the same lawyer who conducted a direct examina-tion of Antonio Trillanes and other mutineers in a tele-vised hearing in Camp Agu-inaldo. He was likewise the lead counsel of Hubert Webb

in the Vizconde murder-rape case.

Silvestre Bello III, De-partment of Labor: In 1986, he was appointed Un-dersecretary of Justice under Corazon Aquino; he became the Secretary of Justice in 1990 and served until 1992. He also served as Solicitor General from 1996 to 1998. He also head of the Govern-ment of the republic of the Philippines (GrP) Negotiat-ing Panel which held talks for peace negotiation with the NPA-CPP-NDf.

Leonor Magtolis-Bri-ones, Department of Ed-ucation: She is a professor emeritus of Public Adminis-tration at the National Col-lege of Public Administration & Governance of the Univer-sity of the Philippines Dili-man. She was a former Pres-idential Adviser for Social Development with Cabinet rank and is best known for her stint as National Trea-surer of the Philippines from August 1998 to February 2001 during the administra-

tion of Joseph estrada.Alfonso Cusi, Depart-

ment of Energy: He is the vice chairman of Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan, the political party of Duterte. Cusi was chief of the Philippine Ports Authori-ty and Civil Aviation Author-ity of the Philippines during the administration of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

Benjamin Diokno, De-partment of Budget and Management: The econom-ics professor (at the Univer-sity of the Philippines) for-merly held the same position under the Joseph estrada ad-ministration. He also served as Undersecretary for Bud-get operations at the DBM, from 1986 to 1991, during the administration of Presi-dent Corazon Aquino. He is also a columnist for “Busi-ness World.”

Carlos Dominguez III, Department of Finance: Under the administration of Corazon Aquino, he served as agriculture secretary. In 1997, the Ateneo de Davao

University conferred on Carlos G. Domin-guez the degree of Doc-tor of Philosophy in the Humanities, honoris causa. Part of the ci-tation reads: “… in acknowl-edgment of his successes in his career as a professional manager, in recognition of his dedicated years of ser-vice in the public sector where his managerial talents were put to use towards the development of the country; and finally, for his attach-ment to Mindanao and his efforts to create wealth for the region through the pro-fessional management of its resources.”

Jesus G. Dureza, Pres-idential Adviser on the Peace Process: He was for-mer press secretary of Presi-dent fidel V. ramos and was also the oPAPP secretary during the Arroyo adminis-tration. He also held several appointive positions in the government, including the chairmanship of the Mindan-ao economic Development

Council and Presidential As-sistant for Mindanao.

Leoncio B. Evasco, Jr., Secretary to the Cab-inet: The former mayor of Maribojoc, Bohol served as campaign manager during the election. He was once a member of the New Peo-ple’s Army and, after his ar-rest in the early 1980s, was detained for 3 years. It was then that Duterte, a govern-ment prosecutor, met the political prisoner. They have since been good friends.

Ramon Lopez, Depart-ment of Trade and Indus-try: for the past 11 years, he

is the executive director of the Philippine Center for en-trepreneurship, whose main advocacy is Go Negosyo. for 22 years, he has served the business sector as a top ex-ecutive of rfM Corp and has handled strategic planning and business development, mergers and acquisitions, and equity investors group.

Delfin Lorenzana, De-partment of National De-fense: He is a member of Philippine Military Academy (PMA) Class of 1973. In mili-tary service, he served as the

All the President’smen (and women)By Henrylito D. Tacio

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Numbers speakWhere Duterte won and lost last May pollsBy Alexander Lopez

AfTer the votes were cast on May 9 national polls, Davao City Mayor

rodrigo roa Duterte came up with overwhelming 16,601,997 votes – the number that pro-pelled his bid to the highest po-sition in the country, the Presi-dency.

After the counting, the Com-mission on elections (Comelec) proclaimed Duterte, who during the duration of that grueling

days of political campaign was dubbed by local and foreign me-dia as “The maverick anti-crime candidate”; “A brash crime-fight-ing mayor nicknamed The Pun-isher”; The anti-establishment firebrand; “The controversial”; “The filipino Trump”; and many other monikers and informal titles as 16th president of the republic.

Numbers speak, analysts and political thinkers unani-

mously declared days after the election and while the counting of votes were done – concluding that the more than 16 million votes received by Duterte is one of the highest mandates that the filipino people have conveyed to a candidate to lead the nation.

Where these winning num-bers came from and in what areas the voters thought LP standard bearer Mar roxas or Senator Grace Poe, Vice-Presi-

dent Jejomar Binay and Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago were better leaders other than the in-coming president?

Majority regions to Duterte

Of the 18 regions in the Philippines, 10 gave Duterte the mandate to lead the country until 2022; four went to roxas; three to Poe; and one to Binay.

Duterte won in regions 3, 4-A and NCr (National Capital region) in Luzon; region 7 in the Visayas and in all the regions in Mindanao.

roxas only got region 4-B in Luzon and regions 6, NIr (Ne-gros Island region) and region 8 in the Visayas; Poe won in re-gions 1, CAr (Cordillera Auton-omous region) and 5 in Luzon; while Binay only got region 2 in Luzon.

Among the regions that gave Duterte the winning votes, NCr (Metro Manila) delivered the highest number figured at 2,120,628 votes; followed by region 4-A (Batangas, Cavite, Laguna, Quezon, rizal) with 1,945,748 votes; region 11 (Davao region) with 1,773,407 votes; region 3 (Aurora, Bata-an, Bulacan, Nueva ecija, Pam-panga, Tarlac, Zambales) with

1,641,763 votes; and, region 7 (Cebu, Bohol, Siquijor) with 1,460,904 votes.

In Mindanao, aside from the Davao region, Duterte garnered more than a million votes in re-gion 10 (Bukidnon, Camiguin, Lanao del Norte, Misamis occi-dental, Misamis oriental) with 1,056,317 votes; and in region 12 (South Cotabato, North Cota-bato, Sultan Kudarat and Saran-gani) with 1,032,237 votes.

Duterte who only got 275,535 votes lost to roxas who garnered 413,475 votes in re-gion 4-B (Marinduque, occiden-tal Mindoro, oriental Mindoro, Palawan, romblon) in Luzon.

In the Visayas, roxas also won in region 6 (Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Guimaras, Iloilo) with 1,203,540 votes against Duter-te’s 286,434 votes; NIR (Negros oriental, Negros occidental)

with 914,512 votes against Duterte’s 428,919 votes; and in region 8 (Biliran, Eastern Samar, Leyte, Northern Samar, Western Samar, Southern Leyte) with 621,829 votes against Duterte’s 607,793 votes.

Poe won in CAr (Abra, Apayao, Benguet, Ifugao, Ka-linga, Mountain Province) with 194,583 votes compared to Duterte’s 130,778 votes; in re-gion 1 (Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan) with 821,116 votes against Duterte’s 613,706 votes; and in region 5 (Bicol region) with 872,069 votes against Duterte’s 342,190 votes.

Binay won in region 2 (Ba-tanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Viscaya, Quirino) with 664,836 votes against Duterte’s 257,638 votes.

Of the 18 regions in the Philippines, 10 gave Duterte the

mandate to lead the country until 2022; four went to Roxas; three to Poe; and one to Binay.Duterte won in regions 3, 4-A and NCR (National Capital

Region) in Luzon; region 7 in the Visayas and in all the regions in

Mindanao.

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commander of Special oper-ations Command (SoCoM) of the Philippine Army. His last military position, he was Defense and Armed forces attache to Philippine embas-sy in Washington DC, USA. In November 2004, then Pres-ident Gloria Macapagal Ar-royo appointed him as Spe-cial Presidential represen-tative for Veterans Affairs/Head of the Office of Veter-ans Affairs of the Philippine embassy in Washington.

Rafael Mariano, De-partment of Agrarian Re-form: During his term in congress, he had been part of the national democrat-ic minority bloc. He had been an active oppositionist against the Arroyo admin-istration and an advocate of pro-labor bills. He has openly rejected the Com-prehensive Agrarian reform Program extension with re-forms (CArPer), a law that seeks to amend and extend the Comprehensive Agrari-an Reform Program by five years, saying that it still has pro-landlord provisions.

Salvador Medialdea, Executive Secretary: He is a member of the Duterte transition team and is also the mayor’s personal law-yer. According to Duterte, his father worked with Me-dialdea’s father during the former’s time as provincial governor of Davao (when it was still undivided).

Salvador Panelo, Press Secretary: He lawyered for Duterte when Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV accused him of having ill-gotten wealth. In addition, he was the defense lawyer of Andal Ampatuan Jr. in the 2009 Maguindanao massacre case; a year after, in 2015, he withdrew as le-gal counsel as requested by his client. He was also one of the lawyers of the Mar-coses who handled cases in relation to the government’s efforts to recover money sto-len by the family.

Prof. Fortunato T.

Dela Peña, Department of Science and Technolo-gy (DOST): He was former president of the National research Council of the Philippines (NrCP) and former Undersecretary for S&T Services of the DoST.

He is a staunch advocate of basic research and is wide-ly respected as a diligent, efficient, and very effective science administrator here and abroad.

Dr. Ernesto D. Pernia, National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA): A professor emer-itus at the University of the Philippines. He was a former lead economist of the Asian Development Bank and served as regional adviser of the Population and employ-ment Policy research of the International Labor Office in Bangkok, Thailand.

Emmanuel Piñol, De-partment of Agriculture: A former governor of North Cotabato, he now maintains a farm -- named Braveheart

-- in Kidapawan City. He published a book, “feeding Millions,” which will serve as Duterte’s blueprint in attain-ing food for all filipinos.

Mike Sueño, Depart-ment of Interior and Local Government: He was the

former South Cotabato gov-ernor and former national chairman of PDP-Laban. He will be overseeing the vari-ous local government units across the country, includ-ing the Philippine National Police, the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, and the Bureau of fire Pro-tection.

Judy Taguiwalo, Department of Social Work and Development (DSWD): An activist since university days as an under-graduate student in the late 1960s, Judy helped organize the Malayang Kilusan ng Kababaihan (MAKIBAKA). She was twice imprisoned during the Marcos dicta-torship in the Philippines spending a total of three

years and seven months in various military prisons. Before her appoint-ment, she was the women’s commit-tee head of Alli-ance of Concerned Teachers (ACT).

Wanda Tulfo-Teo, De-partment of Tourism: She is the sister of “Philippine Daily Inquirer” columnist ramon Tulfo, one of the big-gest supporters of Duterte during the campaign. She

owns the Davao-based Mt. Apo Travel and Tours and the president of the National Association of Independent Travel Agencies, the self-styled “biggest and the larg-est travel association in the country.”

Arthur P. Tugade, De-partment of Transporta-tion: He was former chief executive officer and pres-ident of the Clark Develop-ment Corporation. He is the founder of Perry’s Holding Corporation, the manage-ment arm for Perry’s Group of Companies.

Dr. Paulyn Jean Rosell-Ubial, Department of Health: originally from M’lang, North Cotabato, she started her career in public as a rural health volunteer in Kidapawan, then a town in 1988. From March 2006 to October 2008, she was the DoH regional director in Davao City. Currently, she is the assistant health secretary for health regula-tions. She is known to take a strong anti-tobacco position.

Mark Villar, Depart-

ment of Public Works and Highways: He is the son of Nacionalista Party president Manny Villar and incumbent Sen. Cynthia Villar. He was re-elected a representative of Las Piñas but opted to accept the offer of Duterte. “This is probably the biggest challenge of my life,” he said in an interview with CNN Philippines.

Perfecto R. Yasay Jr., Department of Foreign Affairs: He was former chairman of the Securities and exchange Commission and was Bangon Pilipinas Party’s vice-presidential bet in the 2010 Philippine elec-tions, running alongside ed-die Villanueva. He will hold the post in an acting capac-ity until Senator Alan Peter Cayetano will take over the position.

Regina Paz “Gina” Lo-pez, Department of Envi-ronment and Natural Re-sources: A staunch critic of using fossil fuels as energy sources and opposes contro-versial mining projects, she is the chairperson of ABS-CBN Lingkod Kapamilya foundation.

Rodolfo Salalima, De-partment of Information and Communications Technology (DICT): A law-yer, he was Globe’s Senior Vice President for Corporate and regulatory Affairs un-til his retirement in 2008. Before his appointment, he was a member of the exec-utive committee of the Na-tional ICT Advisory Council.

The other officials of the Duterte administration are as follows:National Security Council: Hermogenes Esperon,Jr.Solicitor General: Jose CalidaPhilippine National Po-lice: Ronald Dela RosaSpecial Assistant to the President with general supervision over Presi-dential Management Staff: Christopher “Bong” GoPresidential Communica-tions Operations Office: Martin AndanarPhilippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation: Andrea DomingoPhilippine Drug Enforce-ment Agency: Isidro La-peñaNational Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council: Ricardo JaladBureau of Customs: Nica-nor FaeldonNational Intelligence Co-ordinating Agency: Alex MonteagudoBureau of Immigration and Deportation: Jaime MorenteLand Transportation Franchising and Regulato-ry Board: Martin DelgraLand Transportation Of-fice: Edgar NavanteNational Bureau of Inves-tigation: Dante Giran

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Today, we turn another page in our history as we welcome those who will be at the

forefront in leading our country for the next six years.

We would like to extend our sincerest congratulations to our President-elect, Rodrigo duterte, and our Vice President-elect, Leni Robredo. Both of them have proven their mettle in empowering the oppressed and marginalized sectors of society, and both of them have made it a priority to empower the people in their years of public service

Official election figures show that both President-elect duterte and Vice President-elect Robredo have won the trust of the Bangsamoro people. With a solid track record as local officials, both of them represent an administration that will find its strength in participatory governance and empowered local government units. Their win, therefore, bears greater significance when placed beside our collective effort towards a national government where regions like the autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (aRMM) can expect their peoples’ voices to be heard

and where the concerns of those in the regions are part and parcel of the national agenda.

Here in the aRMM, we have done much in more than seventeen years of working together towards peace, and the next six years bring much promise. Upon taking the helm of the national government, we hope that the commitment both our president-elect and vice president-elect have expressed during the campaign with regard to the peace process will bear fruit. May their leadership translate to further acknowledging the historical injustices committed against the people of Mindanao, to empowering those whose histories are yet to find a place in the national narrative, and to recognizing the rights of the people, including the right to self-determination.

We share in their victory, and we find hope in the leadership that President-elect duterte and Vice President-elect Robredo will bring to the table. Together, we look forward to bringing this country closer to a future where lasting peace and genuine justice for all is not just an aspiration but a way of life.

United in Serving the People: ARMM Regional Governor

Mujiv Hataman’s Congratulatory Message

toPresident-Elect Rodrigo Duterte

andvice President-Elect Leni Robredo

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The NCR factorDuterte’s votes in Metro

Manila were overwhelming, ex-cept in Makati City where he lost to Binay who garnered 132,662 votes compared to his 88,621 votes.

Analysts said Binay was not able to capitalize in Makati City, his bailiwick as his votes indicat-ed only small margin from his opponents’ votes.

Binay also lost to roxas (first place) and Duterte (sec-ond place) in the areas of Das-marinas, forbes Park and Bel-Air in Makati.

In Manila, Duterte won in all its districts leaving behind his political opponents with huge margins – the highest figures were in Tondo where Duterte got 115,611 votes; Sampaloc with 57,159 votes; Sta. Ana with 30,410 votes; Sta. Cruz with 27,610 votes; and Malate with 14,773 votes.

In the strongholds of the Cayetanos, the incoming presi-dent also left behind Poe, Binay and roxas with wide margins – Duterte got 155,086 votes in Taguig compared to Poe who was in second with only 37,197 votes; and in Pateros where he had 11,397 votes against Binay in second place who only got 5,336 votes.

In Quezon City, the voters gave Duterte 415,477 votes while roxas only got 163,963 votes behind Poe (168,353 votes) who was in second place.

Duterte also won in all the cities in NCr’s third district that include Caloocan, Valenzuela, Malabon and Navotas.

Yolanda matters

Both Duterte and roxas showed their strenght in the Visayas – Duterte claimed the areas of Cebu and Bohol, while roxas won the Panay and Ne-gros Islands.

The Cebuanos gave Duterte 1,132,645 votes compared to Roxas’ 586,091 votes; while in Bohol, Duterte won in the area with 312,007 votes against rox-as’ 201,458 votes.

In the Ilonggo speaking provinces, it was roxas who dominated the May 2016 elec-tions. He won in the provinces of Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Iloilo, Guimaras, Negros occidental and Negros oriental.

Capiz, Aklan and Guimaras provinces gave roxas the big-gest margin of votes compared to his closest rivals Poe and Duterte.

In Capiz, roxas got 264,242 votes compared to Duterte (sec-ond) who only got 34,563 votes; Aklan supported roxas with 132,086 votes compared to Poe (second) who got 51,953 votes and Duterte (third) with 51,816 votes; and in Guimaras where he garnered 50,507 votes com-pared to Binay (second) with 12,527 votes and Poe 9 (third) with 11,939 votes.

It was in region 8 that Dute-rte and roxas went toe-to-toe where both candidates left only a small margin in difference in

terms of votes.roxas won in the said re-

gion with 621,820 votes com-pared to Duterte’s 607,793 votes.

The significance of scruti-nizing how the electorates of re-gion 8 voted last election lies on the fact that Duterte was born in said region, particularly in Maa-sin, Southern Leyte while roxas, during his stint as secretary of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) be-came controversial on the man-ner the government respond-ed to the victims of the super typhoon Yolanda that severely Taclocan City in the province of Leyte in November of 2013.

In the province of Leyte, Duterte won via 330,263 votes compared to roxas’ 220,335 votes. Tacloban City, the place that was ruined by Yolanda where thousands of lives were lost gave Duterte an overwhelm-ing 44,157 votes compared to Roxas’ 5,168 votes. Roxas was in the fifth place in Tacloban City, behind Binay (second) with 29,309 votes and Poe (third) with 19,020 votes.

Duterte also won in the province where he was born – Southern Leyte, where he gar-nered 92,157 votes compared to roxas’ 72,221 votes. The in-coming president also won in Maasin City with 20,789 votes.

The people of Barangay Laboon in Maasin City where Duterte was born and spent his early schooling also manifest-ed their all-out support as they gave him 646 votes compared to Roxas (second) with only 83 votes, Poe with 26 votes and Binay with 4 votes.

Son of Mindanao

The election of May 2016, analysts said was the first in electoral history of the country that the people of Mindanao went out and voted to realize the so-called “Mindanao Vote” which was not manifested in the previous elections.

Duterte won in all regions in Mindanao. of the 27 provinc-es in the island-region he won in 23 provinces and lost to roxas in 4 provinces that include Agu-san del Sur, Camiguin, Misamis occidental and Zamboanga del Norte. The incoming president also won in 29 cities in Mind-anao losing only in 4 to roxas particularly in Bayugan, ozamiz, Tangub and Lamitan.

In Agusan del Sur, roxas won via 147,369 votes com-pared to Duterte’s 115,147 votes; roxas got 35,613 votes in Camiguin while Duterte only garnered 11,285 votes; 129,094 votes went to roxas in Misamis occidental while Duterte got 106,244 votes; and in Zambo-anga del Norte where roxas won by 169,155 votes com-pared to Duterte’s 167,021.

Duterte also got more than a million votes in SoCCSKSAr-GeN area (region 12) where he won in all provinces– North Cotabato with 397,096 votes; South Cotabato with 335,839

votes; Sultan Kudarat with 157,791 votes; and Sarangani with 141,511 votes.

In Autonomous region in Muslim Mindanao (ArMM) Duterte also swept the recent elections winning in all it prov-inces. Duterte got 775,150 votes in the area against roxas’ 220,238 votes.

Davao region, Duterte’s home, delivered the votes he needed that eventually made him won the May 2016 elec-tions.

In all provinces, cities and towns in the area, Duterte was able to establish huge margins in terms of difference in votes against his closest rivals roxas Poe and Binay.

In Compostela Valley, Dute-rte got 250,996 votes against Roxas’ 54,419 votes; 382,404 votes against Poe’s 12,001 votes in Davao del Norte; 880,764 votes compared to Roxas’ 20,178 votes in Davao del Sur; 78,150 votes against Poe’s 5,933 votes in Davao occi-dental; and 181,093 votes com-pared to Roxas’ 20,285 votes in Davao oriental.

The highest margin was in Davao City where Duterte got 613,701 votes against Poe’s 9,040 votes and roxas’ 7,542 votes. The incoming president also won in Digos City (69,618 votes), Tagum City (102,007 votes), Panabo City (73,672 votes), Mati City (50,094 votes) and in the Island Garden City of Samal (48,943 votes).

Duterte’s numbers in all ba-rangays in Davao City were also overwhelming – the fact that his numbers were consistently in 3 to five digits while his oppo-nents only managed to reach 2 digits in terms of numbers of votes.

for instance, in Barangay Matina Crossing, Duterte got 20,366 votes while Poe, in sec-ond place only had 454 votes.

The same situation also came out in barangays Matina Aplaya where Duterte garnered 11,710 votes followed by Poe with 166 votes; Panacan 13,235 votes against 181 votes; Talomo Poblacion 21,103 versus 343 votes; Tibungco with 13,488 votes against 159 votes; 19-B in Poblacion with 11,643 against 182 votes; Maa with 16,672 against 414 votes; Bucana with 32,018 against 508 votes; Bu-hangin Poblacion with 23,965 against 358 votes; Cabantian with 13,124 against 162 votes; and Catalunan Grande with 11,557 against 209 votes.

There were barangays where Duterte’s opponents got single digit votes and zero compared to his 3 to four digit numbers.

In Paquibato Poblacion, Duterte got 1,164 votes against Poe’s 3, Binay 2 and roxas’ 0 votes; in Barangay Salapawan, Duterte had 805 votes while all of his opponents got zero votes; and in Mabuhay, Poe only got 1 vote, roxas and Binay with zero votes against Duterte’s 615 votes.

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THe first among the members of the Dura-

no-Duterte-Almen-dras scions to migrate to Davao was Matea Almendras, sister of Paulo Almendras and elisea Durano, who were the parents of Sen. Alejandro D. Al-mendras, Sr.

According to family tradition, Matea, a bub-bly lady who was born in Danao, Cebu, before the end of the 19th cen-tury, was first married to Nestor ralota, a union that was bless-ed with two children, namely Salud, who was born on June 26, 1912, and Jesus, who later became mayor of Santa Cruz, Davao del Sur. But that’s going ahead of the story.

Matea’s happy mar-riage, a few years later, would be under ex-treme pressure. Nestor, her spouse, had con-tracted Hansen’s dis-ease and had to be sent to the Culion Leper Col-ony in Palawan. Nestor later died in 1917.

She later married Miguel Batoto and de-cided to settle in San-ta Cruz, Davao del Sur, where their only child, Cesar, was born. But Mi-guel died and she later married Amancio Ben-digo.

Her marriage to Amancio bore five chil-dren, namely Amancio Jr., Dominador, rodrigo, rebecca and Liliosa. Ce-sar, Matea’s son by Mi-guel, was later adopted into the family and took the surname Bendigo.

Matea’s political fam-ily

Call it fate or a ge-netic footprint, but four of Matea’s sons went on to become mayors of Santa Cruz, Davao del Sur, namely: Cesar Bendigo (1952-55), Dominador Bendigo (1956-58), Jesus Ralota (1964-67) and Amancio Bendigo Jr. (1968-86).

Jesus’ sister, Salud ralota, married Cosme Cagas and bore a son Douglas ra. Cagas, who was former assembly-man, congressman and currently a returning governor of Davao del Sur. Douglas’ only child,

Marc Douglas IV, was two-time congressman of the first district of Davao del Sur, while his wife, Mercedes, a for-mer provincial Board member, is serving her second term as repre-sentative of the district her son used to occupy.

Amancio Jr. on the other hand, is the father of rhodora Bendigo, wife of former House Speaker Prospero C. Nograles and cousin of now President rodrigo r. Duterte.

Prospero and rho-dora’s sons, are also into politics: Karlo is third-term congress-man of the first district of Davao City while Jericho Nograles is an incoming PBA (Puwer-sa ng Bayaning Atleta) party-list representa-tive.

Almendras’ journeyAlejandro Durano

Almendras’s came to the Davao region after he was recognized for his war exploits in Cebu. He traveled to Santa Cruz, Davao del Sur, to live with his aunt, Matea while deciding to com-plete his undergraduate studies at the Mindanao Colleges (now Univer-sity of Mindanao) in Davao City.

But just as he was enjoying his academic exposure, he was asked to run for governor. He was pitted against ricar-do D. Miranda, a Bohola-no migrant who was at the time the first elected governor of undivided Davao. His first political sally was a success; de-spite being a neophyte, he won in the 1950 local polls and served as gov-ernor for two terms.

On May 8, 1958, then President Carlos P. Garcia appointed Al-mendras first Secretary of the Department of General Services. A year later, during the 1959 midterm elections, Al-mendras won as sen-ator. He won again an-other term in 1965, and reelected in 1971.

During the post-Marcos era, Almen-dras ran in the 1988 na-tional elections but lost. In 1992, he returned to politics and won as rep-resentative in the House

of the first district of Davao del Sur.

Two of his sons joined politics. Alexis served as city council-or (1981-84; 1984-86; 1988-92), and vice may-or (2007-10; 2010-13; 2013-16), and mayor of Santa Cruz, Davao del Sur (2016-19) while Alejandro Jr. was board member (1992-95) and congressman (1995-98) of Davao del Sur.

on the other hand, Almendras’ sister, Cecil-ia A. de la Paz, would be-come vice governor and oIC-governor of Davao del Norte (1986).

Duterte’s scionsAt the time that Al-

mendras was the new toast of the political cir-cle in 1951, the Duterte couple, lawyer Vicente and teacher Soledad roa, had just moved to Davao in search of the proverbial green pas-ture. As expected, theirs and Almendras’ paths crossed. Given their roots in Danao and the marriage of a Duterte to Alejandro’s grandfather, the duo promptly be-came allies.

Duterte would succeed Almendras as Davao governor. on Dec. 25, 1965, then President ferdinand e. Marcos appointed him Secre-tary of the now defunct Department of General Services, the same Cab-inet position Alejandro held.

Two of Duterte’s children joined politics. The eldest, rodrigo, served nine terms as Davao City mayor, con-gressman (1998-2001), vice mayor (1987-88; 2010-2013) and now President of the repub-lic until 2022. Benja-min served two terms as Davao City councilor (1998-2001; 2001-04).

Two of Vicente’s grandchildren, also in-vaded politics. Sara Z. Duterte-Carpio was Davao City vice mayor (2007-10) and mayor (2010-13; 2016-19) while Paolo was two-time Davao City coun-cilor representing the Lupon ng mga Punong Barangay (2007-10; 2010-13) and later vice mayor (2013-16; 2016-19).

Duterte’s political bloodline in DavaoBy Antonio V. Figueroa




Blasts from the pastAll photographs in this spread were taken by Rene B. Lumawag, Davao’s ace photojournalist who covered President Rodrigo R. Duterte since 1986 when he was still an appointed OIC vice mayor. These images are parts of an ongoing blockbuster photo exhibit of Lumawag at the second level of Abreeza Mall, until July 7. (Editor)





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