Birth Name: Sebastian Zimmerman Duterte
Place of Birth: Davao City, Davao del Sur, Philippines
Date of Birth: November 3, 1987
Ethnicity: Filipino (including Cebuano and Waray), some German, likely some Chinese, possibly distant Portuguese
Sebastian Duterte is a Filipino musician. His father, Rodrigo Duterte, is the 16th President of the Philippines. His mother, Elizabeth Abellana Zimmerman, is of German descent. His siblings are politicians Paolo Duterte and Sara Duterte, and his younger half-sister is Veronica Duterte.
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 said (from 4:22) that his Chinese grandfather was from Xiamen. He 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.
Sebastian’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 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. Sebastian’s great-grandfather Eleno is pictured here.
Sebastian’s maternal grandparents are ? Zimmerman and Purisima Abellana.
Source: Genealogy of Sebastian Duterte (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.geni.com