Birth Name: Sara Zimmerman Duterte
Place of Birth: Davao City, Davao del Sur, Philippine
Date of Birth: May 31, 1978
Ethnicity: Filipino (including Cebuano and Waray), some German, likely some Chinese, possibly distant Portuguese
Sara Duterte is a Filipina politician. She served as mayor of Davao City from June 30, 2010 to June 30, 2013, and will serve again on June 30, 2016. Her father, Rodrigo Duterte, is the presumptive 16th President of the Philippines. Her mother, Elizabeth Abellana Zimmerman, is of German descent. Her brother is politician Paolo Duterte. She is married to Manases “Mans” Reyes Carpio.
Her father has said:
You know, my grandfather was Chinese. My father was Cebuano. When I was asked about my father, [I answered] Cebuano. Why? As I have said, we traced the pedigree or lineage to the father.
Rodrigo has also stated that his mother, Soledad, was of Maranao descent (also Filipino). However, according to Soledad’s birth record, her father was born in Cebu City, while her mother was born in Maasin, Southern Leyte, indicating that they had Cebuano and Waray ancestries, respectively.
Sara’s paternal grandparents were Vicente Gonzales Duterte, who was the Governor of the undivided Davao province (the son of Facundo Duterte y Buot, or Facundo Buot Duterte in Filipino, and of Zoila Gonzáles) and Soledad “Soleng” Gonzales Roa (the daughter of Eleno Roa and Fortunata Gonzáles). Facundo was the son of Isabelo Veloso Duterte, also known as Isabelo Duterte, and of Concepción Buot. Isabelo’s great-great-great-great-grandfather was believed to be Diogo (or Diego in Spanish) Veloso, a 17th century Portuguese explorer. However, it is not clear if this is accurate. Eleno was the 4th municipal president of Liloan, Leyte, from 1911 to 1912.
Sara’s maternal grandparents were ? Zimmerman and ? Abellana.
Source: Genealogy of Sara Duterte (focusing on her father’s side) – https://www.geni.com