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resident Rodrigo R. Duterte has advised his children to stay humble and not to �launt the power given to them by the people as he thanked Dabawenyos for their continued trust and con�idence in the Dutertes’ capability to bring progress to the city.
“I am at a loss for words to characterize our presence here this afternoon. Akong mga anak ug ako. In terms of politics og ang gugma sa mga tawo nagpabilin sa among pamilya (My children and me. In terms of politics and the people’s love for my family remains),” the President said during the oath-taking of his younger son, Sebastian “Baste” Duterte, as the city’s vice mayor at the Session Hall of the Sangguniang Panlungsod (City Council) on Friday. The event was also attended by Mayor Sara Z. Duterte, 1st District Rep. Paolo Z. Duterte, and their mother Elizabeth Zimmerman. Mayor Sara and Rep. Paolo earlier held their separate oath-taking ceremonies. Duterte said he cannot ask for more after the Dabawenyos gave them an overwhelming mandate. Sara, Paolo, and Sebastian were unopposed during the May 13 elections. The President also reminded his children and the youth that for “as long as we do not have a clean government, for as long as corruption is there, and for as long as there is no law and order… we
cannot hope to rise.” Since it is Sebastian’s �irst crack at governance, the President said his younger son needs to learn. He advised him to read the rules of parliament. “What you cannot learn is the temperament of each and every councilor,” he said. In his speech, Duterte recalled how members of his family rose to power, starting from his father, the late governor of a then undivided Davao, Vicente Duterte, who held of�ice in the same site of the new Sangguniang Panlungsod building. This is the same building where the old �iscal’s of�ice was located and where President Duterte used to hold of�ice as �iscal before he became OIC-vice mayor after the Edsa people power revolution. The President also recalled how Davao City transformed into a progressive city from the days when he was �iscal when he handled drug cases until he was elected mayor of the city in 1988. Duterte said he backs the political plans of his children but noted that they should give others a
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PROUD PARENTS. President Rodrigo Duterte is accompanied by his ex-wife, Elizabeth Zimmerman, during the oath-taking ceremony of their son, Davao City Vice Mayor Sebastian Duterte, at the Sangguniang Panlungsod in Davao City on Friday. PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO