Rodrigo Roa Duterte (born March 28, 1945), who also goes by the nicknames Rody or Digong, is a Filipino lawyer and politician. Duterte is among the longest-serving mayors in the Philippines. He has been mayor of Davao City, a highly-urbanized city in Mindanao island, for 7 terms, totalling more than 22 years. He has also served as vice-mayor and congressman in the city.