Ronald Duterte

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Regis and the surname or paternal family name is Duterte.

Ronald Regis Duterte (January 15, 1934 – June 26, 2016) was a Filipino politician and lawyer who served as the mayor of Cebu City from 1983 to 1986. Prior to becoming mayor, he served as the vice mayor of the said city from 1980 to 1983 and was a member of the City Council for three consecutive terms from 1963 to 1980.

Ronald Duterte
Mayor of Cebu City
In office 1983 – March 25, 1986
Vice Mayor	Vicente Kintanar Jr.
Preceded by	Florentino Solon
Succeeded by	John Henry Osmeña (OIC)
Vice Mayor of Cebu City
In office December 31, 1980 – 1983
Mayor	Florentino Solon
Preceded by	Eulogio Borres
Succeeded by	Vicente Kintanar Jr.
Member of the Cebu City Council
In office December 31, 1963 – December 31, 1980
Personal details
Born	Ronald Regis Duterte (1934-01-15)January 15, 1934 Cebu, Cebu, Philippine Islands
Died	June 26, 2016(2016-06-26) (aged 82) Cebu City, Philippines
Political party	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan
Spouse	Gloria Parinas Duterte
Children	Kathleen Genevieve Duterte Christian Alison Duterte Ronald Patrick Duterte II
Relatives	Rodrigo Duterte (cousin)
Profession	Politician, Lawyer

Early life and education

Duterte was the son of Ramon Gonzales Duterte Sr. and Rosario Regis. His father was the brother of Vicente Duterte, former mayor of Danao and governor of Davao, making him a first cousin of the 16th Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte.^[1][2]

He was admitted to the Philippine Bar on March 2, 1956.^[3] He later earned a master's degree in comparative law at Columbia Law School of Columbia University and in 1960, a doctor of laws at the Universidad de Madrid.^[1]

Political career

He started his political career as councilor after winning in the 1963 elections under the group of Sergio Osmeña Jr. He went on to be re-elected in 1967 and in 1971, where he placed first among candidates for councilor.^[4] As councilor, Duterte authored 44 ordinances.^[4] In 1980, he became the fourth elected vice mayor of Cebu City.^[1][5]

Then mayor Florentino Solon had to resign from his position in 1983 after he was appointed by then president Ferdinand Marcos to become Deputy Minister of Health. This led to Duterte's accession into office as mayor with Vicente Kintanar Jr., who was then the city's first-rank councilor, becoming the city's new vice mayor.^[6] Duterte was a member of Kilusang Bagong Lipunan.^[7][8]

Post-mayoral career

After his stint as mayor, Duterte in 1991 became the president of then University of Southern Philippines (USP) and later on as dean of its college of law. As university president, he led the gradual reopening of USP's college operations.^[1][9][10]

Personal life

Duterte was married to Gloria Parinas, the 1964 Miss Hawaii Filipina.^[11] They had three children namely Kathleen Genevieve, Christian Alison and Ronald Patrick II.^[1]

Death

Duterte died at the age of 82 on June 26, 2016.^[4][9]