Soledad Duterte

Soledad Duterte
Born Soledad Roa y Gonzales
(1916-11-22)November 22, 1916
Cabadbaran, Agusan, Philippine Islands
Died February 4, 2012(2012-02-04) (aged 95)
Davao City, Philippines
Other names Nanay Soling
Occupation teacher, activist
Spouse(s) Vicente G. Duterte
Children 5 (inc. Rodrigo)

Soledad Roa-Duterte (November 22, 1916 – February 4, 2012) was a Filipino teacher and activist.

Early life

Duterte was born as Soledad Roa y Gonzales on November 14, 1916 in Cabadbaran, Agusan (present-day Agusan del Norte), the daughter of Eleno Roa and Fortunata Gonzales. She was of Maranao and Kamayo descent. The Roas also traces their roots to Leyte.[1] Duterte accomplished her elementary and high school studies in Cabadbaran and entered the Philippine Normal School in Manila for her collegiate studies. She then entered the Bureau of Public Schools as a teacher.[2]

Career

Duterte or Nanay Soling (lit. Mother Soling) as called by her supporters, led the Yellow Friday Movement, a movement against the administration of then President Ferdinand Marcos in Mindanao leading to the People Power Revolution.[3] She also founded and oversaw the Soledad Duterte Foundation which conducted livelihood and skills training to the indigenous people of Marahan.[4][4] Duterte was also once a teacher at the University of the Visayas in the Danao Campus.

Death

She died at the Davao Doctors Hospital on February 4, 2012 at the age of 95.[4]

Personal life

Duterte was married to Vicente Duterte, who was a lawyer from Cebu whom she first met during her stay at the Bureau of Public Schools. Together with her husband, she settled in the Davao region in 1950. Vicente Duterte also served as governor of the now defunct Davao province. Vicente died in February 1968. She is the mother of Rodrigo Duterte, the 16th President of the Philippines, and grandmother of Sara Duterte.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Mayor Rodrigo Roa Duterte: Leyte's first president? – Zamboanga Times.
  2. 1 2 "Soledad Roa Duterte". RAFI Trienial Awards. Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc.
  3. ↑ Tupas, Jefry (5 February 2012). "Davao's 'Nanay' passes away". InterAksyon.com. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 Lacorte, Germilina (5 February 2012). "Duterte matriarch dies at 95". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
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