- On August 5 2016 He challenged 2016 US Republican Presidential Nominee Donald Trump to a fist-fight after Trump called for all Filipinos to be banned from coming to America.
- He Called US President Barack Obama a "son of a whore" warning him not to criticise his anti-drug crackdown which has so far claimed the lives of 2,400 people. (September 5 2016).
- In the general election in May 2016 he defeated his opponent Manuel "Mar" Roxas II, thus becoming the 16th President of the Philippines.
- President of the Philippines (2016-).
- At the age of 71 Rodrigo Duterte is the oldest person ever to be elected President of the Philippines. The previous Record holder was Sergio Osmeña who in 1944 became President at the age of 65.
- He congratulated Donald Trump on winning the US Presidency. Duterte had been in a war of words with current President Barack Obama over US Foreign Policy towards the Philippines. Because Donald Trump won the 2016 US Presidential Election he has promised to stop his war of words with America.
- On Saturday March 28, 2020 he became the first Philippine President to celebrate his 75th Birthday in office.
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