Soledad Duterte

Soledad Roa-Duterte
Born	Soledad Roa y Gonzales (1916-11-22)November 22, 1916 Cabadbaran, Agusan, Philippine Islands
Died	Davao City, Philippines
Other names	Nanay Soling
Occupation	teacher, activist

Soledad Roa-Duterte 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), to Eleno Roa and Fortunata Gonzales. She is of Maranao and Kamayo descent. The Roas also traces their roots to Leyte. 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.

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. She also founded and oversaw the Soledad Duterte Foundation which conducted livelihood and skills training to the indigenous people of Marahan. 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.

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 1951. 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 .