Soledad Duterte

Soledad Roa-Duterte (born Soledad Gonzales Roa; November 14, 1916 – February 4, 2012) was a Filipina teacher and activist. She was the mother of Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte. Early life Duterte was born as Soledad Gonzales Roa on November 14, 1916, in Cabadbaran, Agusan (present-day Agusan del Norte) to Eleno Roa, a member of the Maranao tribe, and Fortunata Gonzales. Aside from being of Maranao descent, she is also of Kamayo descent. The Roas trace 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 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, near the boundary area of Bukidnon province. Duterte was also once a teacher at the University of the Visayas in the Danao Campus. She was also president and chairperson of the Welfare Action Foundation. Death She died at the Davao Doctors Hospital on February 4, 2012, at the age of 95.