Rigo Duterte
Rodrigo "Rigo" Sangkola Duterte II is a Filipino businessman and politician who is the current Vice Mayor of Davao City since 2025, in which he also had served in acting capacity until 2026. He is the grandson of former President Rodrigo Duterte and the son of Davao City's 1st district representative Paolo Duterte. Duterte is also the younger brother of Davao City's 2nd district representative Omar Duterte.
Early life and education
Duterte was born on February 23, 1998, in Davao City, Philippines to Paolo Duterte and Lovelie Sangkola. Duterte's older brother is Omar and his younger sister is Isabelle. Duterte is the grandson of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte and Elizabeth Zimmerman. He graduated from the University of Mindanao in 2023 with a bachelor of arts degree of Political Science.Political career
Election
On October 2, 2024, Duterte filed his candidacy to run for Councilor of the Davao City Council under Hugpong sa Tawong Lungsod from Davao City's 1st district and the first from the Duterte family to file candidacy. Before this, Duterte served as his father's chief of staff. On May 12, 2025, Duterte topped the election with 192,324 votes.Vice Mayor of Davao City (2025–present)
On July 1, 2025, Duterte took over the role as the acting vice mayor of Davao City upon designation by the Department of the Interior and Local Government, as he was the most voted councilor in the previous election. Vice Mayor and uncle Sebastian Duterte became acting Mayor of Davao City because winner Rodrigo Duterte was unable to take oath due to his detention at the Hague. However, Duterte was seen as unprepared, at times, he failed to use the gavel, mispronounced words, and admitted he was nervous.On January 23, 2026, Rigo was sworn in as the de jure vice mayor after Rodrigo Duterte's failure to take the oath of office as mayor within the six-month prescribed period due to his continued detention at The Hague, which led to the vice mayoralty being also declared vacant upon the accession of Sebastian as the de jure mayor.