Paolo Duterte

Paolo "Pulong" Zimmerman Duterte (/dəˈtɜːrteɪ/; Tagalog: [dʊˈtɛɾtɛ];^{[clarification needed]} born March 24, 1975) is a Filipino businessman and politician serving as the representative of Davao City's 1st district since 2019, and served as a House Deputy Speaker during the 18th Congress. Prior to his election to the House of Representatives, Duterte previously served as vice mayor of Davao City from 2013 until his resignation in December 2017, which was only recognized in January 2018.

Paolo Duterte is the eldest son of former mayor of Davao City and 16th Philippine president, Rodrigo Duterte. His sister Sara is the incumbent Vice President of the Philippines, while his brother Sebastian is the incumbent Mayor of Davao City.

Paolo Zimmerman Duterte was born on March 24, 1975, at Davao Doctors Hospital in Davao City. He is the eldest son of lawyer Rodrigo Duterte, who would later become Mayor and Congressman of Davao City and President, and Elizabeth Zimmerman, a Filipina of German American descent. His sister, Sara Duterte, is the incumbent Vice President of the Philippines.

For his elementary and secondary studies, Duterte studied at the Philippine Women's College of Davao, obtaining his high school diploma in 1991. He attended the University of Mindanao, where he obtained his bachelor's degree in Banking & Finance in 2002. Duterte also had graduate studies at the University of Southeastern Philippines, where he attained his master's degree in Public Administration in 2009, and at the Lyceum-Northwestern University, where he attained his doctorate degree in Public Administration in 2015.

Paolo Duterte started his career as a politician as a barangay captain of barangay Catalunan Grande in the district of Talomo in Davao City from November 15, 2007, to June 30, 2013. In the later part of his barangay captain stint from July 2011 to June 2013, Duterte was Vice President for Mindanao of the Liga ng mga Barangay sa Pilipinas - National (lit. 'Mindanao National Barangay League').

He was also part of the 15th and 16th Davao City Council as a sectoral representative of the Association of Barangay Captains (ABC) from January 6, 2008, to June 30, 2013.

He was elected as Davao City's Vice Mayor in the 2013 local elections assuming the post on June 30, 2013. He secured a second term in the 2016 local elections.

In 2017, Duterte was allegedly linked by former Bureau of Customs (BOC) intelligence officer Jimmy Guban to the shipment of magnetic lifters containing ₱6 billion worth of crystal methamphetamine (shabu), allegations Duterte has strongly denied. In August 2024, former Senator Antonio Trillanes filed a complaint accusing Duterte, former BOC commissioner Nicanor Faeldon, lawyer Manases "Mans" Carpio, brother-in-law of Duterte, and seven others of committing conspiracy regarding the 2017 shipping incident during a House of Representative Inquiry in aid of legislation. Duterte welcomed the development saying that the “move will allow us to address these accusations through the proper legal channels, ensuring that the truth will prevail.”