Soledad Duterte
Soledad Roa-Duterte (born Soledad Roa y Gonzales; November 14, 1916 – February 4, 2012) was a Filipino teacher and activist. She was the mother of Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte.
Soledad Duterte | |
|---|---|
| Born | Soledad Roa y Gonzales November 14, 1916 |
| Died | February 4, 2012 (aged 95) |
| Other names | Nanay Soling |
| Occupation | Teacher, activist |
| Spouse(s) | Vicente G. Duterte |
| Children | 5 (inc. Rodrigo) |
Early life
Duterte was born as Soledad Roa y Gonzales on November 14, 1916 in Cabadbaran, Agusan (present-day Agusan del Norte) to Eleno Roa, a member of the Maranao tribe, and Fortunata Gonzales. Aside from being of Maranao descent, she is also of Kamayo descent. The Roas trace their roots to Leyte.[1] Duterte accomplished her elementary and high school studies in Cabadbaran and entered the Philippine Normal School in Manila for her collegiate studies. She then entered the Bureau of Public Schools as a teacher.[2]
Career
Duterte or Nanay Soling (lit. 'Mother Soling') as called by her supporters, led the Yellow Friday Movement, a movement against the administration of then-President Ferdinand Marcos in Mindanao leading to the People Power Revolution.[3] She also founded and oversaw the Soledad Duterte Foundation which conducted livelihood and skills training to the indigenous people of Marahan, near the boundary area of Bukidnon province.[4] Duterte was also once a teacher at the University of the Visayas in the Danao Campus.
Death
She died at the Davao Doctors Hospital on February 4, 2012 at the age of 95.[4]
Personal life
Duterte was married to Vicente Duterte, who was a lawyer from Cebu whom she first met during her stay at the Bureau of Public Schools. Together with her husband, she settled in the Davao region in 1950. Vicente Duterte also served as governor of the now defunct Davao province. Vicente died in February 1968. She is the mother of Rodrigo Duterte, the 16th President of the Philippines, and the paternal grandmother of Paolo and Sara Duterte. Duterte's other children are Eleanor Duterte; Benjamin "Bong" Duterte, a one-term city councilor of Davao between 1992 and 1995; Jocellyn Duterte, who lost in several attempts to grab a Third District city council seat as well as for the mayor post in 2001; and Emmanuel "Don/Blue Boy" Duterte who ran and lost in the First District congressional race in 1998.[2]
References
- Mayor Rodrigo Roa Duterte: Leyte's first president? – Zamboanga Times. Archived 2016-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
- "Soledad Roa Duterte". RAFI Trienial Awards. Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. Archived from the original on 2014-03-15.
- Tupas, Jefry (5 February 2012). "Davao's 'Nanay' passes away". InterAksyon.com. Archived from the original on 13 February 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- Lacorte, Germilina (5 February 2012). "Duterte matriarch dies at 95". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
