Sebastian Duterte | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 22nd Mayor of Davao City | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office June 30, 2025[a] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vice Mayor | Himself Rigo Duterte (Acting) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Rodrigo Duterte | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office June 30, 2022 – June 30, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vice Mayor | J. Melchor Quitain Jr. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Sara Duterte | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Rodrigo Duterte | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13th Vice Mayor ofDavao City | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office June 30, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Rodrigo Duterte | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | J. Melchor Quitain Jr. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office June 30, 2019 – June 30, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Sara Duterte | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Bernard Al-ag (acting) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | J. Melchor Quitain Jr. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Sebastian Zimmerman Duterte (1987-11-03)November 3, 1987 (age 37) Davao City, Philippines | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | PDP (2024–present) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other political affiliations | Hugpong ng Pagbabago (2018–present) Hugpong sa Tawong Lungsod (local party; 2024–present) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Duterte family | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Relatives | Sara Duterte (sister) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence(s) | Davao City, Philippines | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | San Beda College (secondary) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Ateneo de Davao University (BA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Politician, businessman | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sebastian Zimmerman Duterte (/dəˈtɜːrteɪ/,[dʊˈtɛɾtɛ]; born November 3, 1987) is a Filipino businessman and politician who has served as the actingmayor of Davao City since 2025, a role he held in his own right as the 22nd mayor from 2022 to 2025.[1] He is concurrently the vice mayor of Davao, having served since 2025 and previously from 2019 to 2022.
The youngest son of the 16thpresident and Davao City MayorRodrigo Duterte and his former wifeElizabeth Zimmerman, Duterte entered politics in 2019, having ran for vice mayor unopposed. After his sisterSara, then the mayor of Davao, ran for vice president, he substituted for her in that year's election, winning in a landslide. After his father sought a return to the city's mayoralty, he ran as his running mate and won. As his father remains detained atThe Hague, theDepartment of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has designated him as acting mayor.[2][3]
Duterte was born on November 3, 1987, inDavao City. He is the youngest son of 16th President Rodrigo Duterte andElizabeth Zimmerman, a Filipina flight-attendant of Filipino andGerman American descent. His brother,Paolo, is the incumbent representative ofDavao City's first district, and his sisterSara is incumbent vice president.[4][5]
Duterte obtained his high school diploma atSan Beda College inManila. He took uplegal management at the same college for a year before moving back to Davao, where he took uppolitical science atAteneo de Davao University.[6]
He was initially offered by his father to run for Davao City councilor in 2013 and representative in 2016, but he declined.[citation needed]
In 2019, Duterte ran unopposed for vice mayor ofDavao City with his sister and incumbent mayor,Sara, as his running mate under theHugpong ng Pagbabago ticket.[7][8] The siblings won the election.[9] 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.[10][11]
On November 9, 2021, Duterte decided to withdraw his re-election bid.[12] He named J. Melchor "Jay" Quitain Jr., Davao City's first district councilor and son of Chief Presidential Legal CounselJesus Melchor Quitain, as his substitute for vice mayor.[13] He then ran formayor as a substitute to his sister Sara,[14] who would later run forvice president.[15] He later won in alandslide victory and assumed office on June 30, 2022.[16][17]
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.[18]
Duterte was also involved in the Marcos–Duterte rift during the2024 constitutional reform attempts in the Philippines. On January 28, 2024, he attended theHakbang ng Maisug prayer rally held in Davao City with his father Rodrigo and sister Sara, which opposed the Marcos administration'sBagong Pilipinas rally inManila and supported constitutional reforms.[19] During a political forum on the same day, he asked PresidentBongbong Marcos to resign, accusing him of laziness and incompetence.[20] Although SenatorImee Marcos stated that Duterte later apologized, he clarified that his apology was directed only at the senator "out of pity" and demanded she stop "using him" for political statements.[21][22][23]
On September 5, 2024, Duterte joinedPartido Demokratiko Pilipino (PDP), the party chaired by his father Rodrigo Duterte, as its new member and executive vice chairperson.[24][25] It was later announced that he would run for vice mayor once again in2025, this time as the running mate of his father, who would run for mayor.[26] Following thearrest of his father in March 2025, Duterte condemned the action as a political maneuver by the Marcos administration and even filed a petition with theSupreme Court alongside his siblings to seek the immediate release of their father, arguing the detention violated national sovereignty and due process.[27][28]
Duterte was elected vice mayor in 2025. However, from the start of his term on June 30, 2025, he would serve as acting mayor while his father, Rodrigo Duterte, has yet to take his oath of office as the duly elected city mayor due to his detention atThe Hague,Netherlands.[29] In turn, his nephew, 1st district councilor Rodrigo "Rigo" Duterte II, would serve as the acting vice mayor.[30]
On July 20, 2025, Duterte on hisBasta Dabawenyo podcast challengedPhilippine National Police (PNP) ChiefNicolas Torre III, who played a significant role in the arrest of his father Rodrigo, for a fistfight to raise funds for those affected by the southwest monsoon rains.[31] He had also set conditions that Torre must persuade President Bongbong Marcos to mandatehair follicledrug tests for all elected officials. Torre accepted the challenge, confirming that acharity boxing match would take place on July 27 at theRizal Memorial Coliseum inManila.[32] However, Duterte departed forSingapore on July 25 for a personal trip until July 29, stating it was long planned before the match and his travel clearance was approved by DILG SecretaryJonvic Remulla on July 20.[33][34] On July 27, Torre was declared thewinner by default in the match after Duterte failed to show up.[35]
Duterte is a surfer and often posts images of himself surfing.[36] He launched his own reality travel showLakbai onTV5 in 2017. He is also the host of the podcast calledBasta Dabawenyo since its launch in 2024.[31][37]
Duterte, although unmarried,[1] has three children, two of which are with his long-time live-in partner.[38]
Media related toSebastian Duterte at Wikimedia Commons| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Bernard Al-ag as Acting Vice Mayor of Davao City | Vice Mayor of Davao City 2019–2022 | Succeeded by J. Melchor Quitain Jr. |
| Preceded by | Mayor of Davao City 2022–2025 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by J. Melchor Quitain Jr. | Vice Mayor of Davao City 2025–present | Succeeded by Rigo Duterte as Acting Vice Mayor of Davao City |
| Preceded by Rodrigo Duterte | Mayor of Davao City Acting 2025–present | Incumbent |
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| Preceded by | President ofPartido Demokratiko Pilipino Acting 2025–present | Incumbent |
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