# Sebastian Duterte

Sebastian Zimmerman Duterte (/dəˈtɜːrteɪ/; Tagalog:; born November 3, 1987) is a Filipino politician who is serving as Mayor of Davao City since June 30, 2022. He previously served as the city's vice mayor from 2019 to 2022. He is the youngest son of 16th president Rodrigo Duterte from former wife Elizabeth Zimmerman, and the younger brother of vice president Sara Duterte.

## Early life and education

Duterte was born on November 3, 1987, in Davao City. He is the youngest son of 16th President Rodrigo Duterte and Elizabeth Zimmerman, a Filipina flight-attendant of Filipino and German American descent. His brother, Paolo, is the incumbent representative of Davao City's first district, and his sister Sara is incumbent vice president.
Duterte obtained his high school diploma at San Beda College in Manila. He took up legal management at the same college for a year before moving back to Davao, where he took up political science at Ateneo de Davao University.
He was initially offered by his father to run for Davao City councilor in 2013 and representative in 2016, but he declined.

## Political career
### Vice Mayor of Davao City (2019–2022)

In 2019, Duterte ran unopposed for vice mayor of Davao City with his sister and incumbent mayor, Sara, as his running mate under the Hugpong ng Pagbabago ticket. The siblings won the election. He has been appointed "acting mayor" of the city twice: from July 19 to September 17, 2019; and from September 28 to October 5, 2020.

### Mayor of Davao City (2022–present)

On November 9, 2021, Duterte has decided to withdraw his re-election bid. He named J. Melchor "Jay" Quitain Jr., Davao City's 1st district councilor and son of Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Jesus Melchor Quitain, as his substitute for vice mayor. He then ran for mayor as a substitute to his sister Sara, who would later run for vice president. He later won in a landslide victory and assumed office on June 30, 2022.
During his tenure as mayor of Davao City, Duterte oversaw efforts to advance digitalization, economic development, and community engagement. His administration introduced the electronic Business One Stop Shop (e-BOSS) to streamline business permits and attracted over ₱1 billion in investments in 2023. Tourism also increased, with 1.3 million arrivals. Key infrastructure projects, including the Davao Public Transport Modernization Project and a new Waste-to-Energy Plant, were initiated.
Duterte was also involved in the Marcos–Duterte rift during the 2024 constitutional reform attempts in the Philippines. On January 28, 2024, he attended the Hakbang ng Maisug prayer rally held in Davao City with his father Rodrigo and sister Sara, which opposed the Marcos administration's Bagong Pilipinas rally in Manila and supported constitutional reforms. During a political forum on the same day, he asked President Bongbong Marcos to resign, accusing him of laziness and incompetence. Although Senator Imee Marcos stated that Duterte later apologized, he clarified that his apology was directed only at Imee Marcos "out of pity" and demanded she stop "using him" for political statements.
On September 5, 2024, Duterte joined Partido Demokratiko Pilipino (PDP), the party chaired by his father Rodrigo Duterte, as its new member and executive vice chairperson. It was later announced that he would run for vice mayor once again in 2025, this time as the running mate of his father, who would run for mayor.

## Personal life

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