Birth Name: Paolo Zimmerman Duterte
Place of Birth: Davao City, Davao del Sur, Philippine
Date of Birth: March 24, 1975
Ethnicity: Filipino (including Cebuano and Waray), some German, likely some Chinese, possibly distant Portuguese
Paolo Duterte is a Filipino politician. He has served as vice mayor of Davao City since June 30, 2013. His father, Rodrigo Duterte, is the presumptive 16th President of the Philippines. His mother, Elizabeth Abellana Zimmerman, is of German descent. His sister is politician Sara Duterte. He is married to January Tabar Navares.
His 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.
Paolo’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.
Paolo’s maternal grandparents were ? Zimmerman and ? Abellana.
Source: Genealogy of Paolo Duterte (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.geni.com