Baste Duterte takes oath as Davao City mayor

Baste takes oath as Davao City mayor

Sebastian “Baste” Duterte yesterday took his oath as mayor of Davao City replacing his father, former president Rodrigo Duterte, who is detained in The Hague.

Baste Duterte sworn in as Davao mayor

DAVAO CITY, Philippines – Sebastian “Baste” Duterte took his oath of office as mayor of Davao City on Friday, January 23, over his father’s failure to assume the post despite winning the mayoral race in May 2025. Duterte’s nephew, Rodrigo “Rigo” Duterte II, also took his oath as vice mayor. Rigo, the son of Davao 1st District Representative Paolo Duterte, topped the city council race in the 2025 elections and had been serving as acting vice mayo…

Baste Duterte takes oath as Davao City mayor

DAVAO CITY–Sebastian “Baste” Duterte took his oath as Davao City mayor on Friday, permanently taking over the seat of his father, former President Rodrigo Duterte, who is currently detained in The Hague. Duterte was elected vice mayor in the midterm elections last year, alongside his father and nephew Rodrigo II, who received the highest number of votes for city councilor. At noon on June 30, 2025, the older Duterte was not able to assume office…

Sebastian Duterte takes oath as Davao City mayor, Rigo as vice mayor

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 23 January) – Acting Mayor Sebastian Z. Duterte and Acting Vice Mayor Rodrigo “Rigo” S. Duterte II finally took their oath of office as Mayor and Vice Mayor, respectively, before Regional Trial Court (RTC) XI Deputy Executive Judge Marie Estrellita S. Tolentino-Rojas at the City Hall of Davao on Friday. Sebastian succeeded his father Rodrigo, who was elected for an 8th term as mayor of Davao City in May 2025 but whose sea…