Rodrigo Duterte
President of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022
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| March 2025 | Following Rodrigo Duterte's arrest, Rise Up for Life and for Rights held a protest action in Manila, and artist group Resbak organized a gathering in Quezon City in support of families of extrajudicial killing victims. |
| 2025 | First parliamentary elections of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) postponed to this year, as signed into law by Duterte at the urging of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority. |
| March 11 2025 | Arrested and extradited to The Hague by the International Criminal Court |
| March 11 2025 | Duterte was arrested upon arrival at Manila international airport by Filipino police, enforcing an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court. |
| March 11 2025 | Arrested by the International Criminal Court for investigation into extrajudicial killings during his drug war. |
| February 18 2025 | Two weeks after Sara Duterte was impeached by the House of Representatives, Duterte was listed as the legal counsel in her Supreme Court petition to halt the impeachment trial. |
| February 8 2025 | Duterte traveled to Hong Kong with Honeylet Avanceña and eight others. His lawyer Salvador Panelo claimed the trip was to campaign for Partido Demokratiko Pilipino (PDP) among overseas Filipino workers, though the timing coincided with potential International Criminal Court arrest warrant preparations. |
| December 2024 | Rodrigo Duterte offered to join the defense team of his daughter Sara Duterte during her impeachment proceedings. |
| November 13 2024 | Duterte appears at the House quad committee hearing, defending his anti-drug campaign. He reiterates the tough decisions he made during his presidency and expresses defiance towards the ICC investigation, stating he is not afraid and is willing to face potential legal proceedings. |
| November 7 2024 | Duterte welcomed Karlo Nograles' candidacy for Davao City mayor, indicating his own retirement and desire to pass the position to the next generation. |
| October 2024 | House quad committee launches investigation into alleged intelligence funds used for a 'reward system' for police involved in drug-related extrajudicial killings during Duterte's presidency. Former Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office general manager Royina Garma accuses Duterte of wanting to apply his Davao drug war model nationally. |
| October 7 2024 | Duterte officially filed his candidacy for mayor of Davao City. |
| October 5 2024 | Rodrigo Duterte announced his intention to run for mayor of Davao City in the 2025 elections, with his son Sebastian Duterte as his running mate for vice mayor. |
| July 2024 | Duterte and his former aide, Senator Bong Go, faced alleged plunder charges initiated by former Senator Antonio Trillanes. |
| April 2024 | House Speaker Romualdez initiated a probe into the 'status quo' agreement Duterte made with Chinese president Xi Jinping during his presidency, which was seen as a political move to diminish Duterte's political influence. |
| March 2024 | Duterte became estate administrator of the properties of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KJC), following Senate inquiries against the church and pastor Apollo Quiboloy. |
| March 9 2024 | US Federal Bureau of Investigation orders arrest of Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, Duterte's longtime friend, on charges of sex trafficking, rape, fraud, and cash smuggling. |
| January 2024 | Duterte visited the wake of CBCP president Fernando Capalla in Davao Cathedral, stating he attends Mass thrice every Sunday and declaring himself 'a very holy man'. |
| January 23 2024 | Senator Risa Hontiveros initiates a Senate probe on Quiboloy and invites him to attend hearings. |
| 2023 | The House of Representatives issued a loyalty check resolution in support of Martin Romualdez, resulting in the expulsion of Duterte's political allies Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and Congressman Isidro Ungab from their Deputy House Speaker positions. |
| 2023 | Duterte urged Sara to reveal the use of confidential funds, suggesting they were used for killing communists, which led to ACT Teachers Representative France Castro filing a legal case against him for alleged threats. |
| 2023 | Began broadcasting his local show 'Gikan sa Masa, para sa Masa' on SMNI News Channel. |
| 2023 | Sara Duterte resigned from the Romualdez-led Lakas-CMD political party, calling Romualdez a 'tambaloslos' and signaling a rift between the Duterte and Marcos families. |
| December 2023 | Fourth consecutive survey by PUBLiCUS Asia showed Duterte continuing to lead in the voting disposition for the 2025 Philippine Senate election. |
| November 2023 | Conferred an honorary Juris Doctor degree from his alma mater, San Beda College of Law. |
| October 2023 | During his post-presidency, Duterte admitted on his talk show 'Gikan sa Masa, para sa Masa' to using intelligence funds to finance extrajudicial killings that occurred during his time as Davao City mayor. |
| October 2023 | Vice President Sara Duterte requested Congress for confidential funds for the Office of the Vice President and the Education Department, which was ultimately rejected by the House of Representatives dominated by Martin Romualdez's allies. |
| September 2023 | Third survey by PUBLiCUS Asia maintained Duterte's top position in the voting disposition for the 2025 Philippine Senate election. |
| September 2023 | Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo persuaded Duterte to become more actively involved in Philippine politics. |
| July 2023 | After his meeting with Xi Jinping, Duterte visited Malacanang Palace and held a closed-door session with President Marcos to discuss the details of his meeting in China, though no public details were released to the media. |
| July 2023 | Rodrigo Duterte was invited to Beijing by Chinese President Xi Jinping amid escalating South China Sea tensions. During the meeting, Xi asked Duterte to help improve Philippine-China relations, which were deteriorating under the Marcos administration's pivot towards the United States. |
| June 2023 | Second survey by PUBLiCUS Asia continued to show Duterte leading in the voting disposition for the 2025 Philippine Senate election. |
| March 2023 | First of four consecutive surveys by PUBLiCUS Asia showed Duterte topping the voting disposition for the 2025 Philippine Senate election. |
| March 28 2023 | Davao City Council passed a resolution declaring March 28 as 'Duterte Day' in recognition of his contributions to the city and the Philippines. |
| January 2023 | Duterte resumed hosting his weekly show 'From the Masses, For The Masses' on SMNI, co-hosted with Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, discussing current political issues. |
| 2022 | Completed his term as president, ending over 22 years of leadership in Davao City and six years as national leader. |
| 2022 | Completed the Build! Build! Build! program, which resulted in extensive infrastructure development including road and bridge construction, port development, and airport projects. |
| 2022 | Continued economic recovery with positive growth rates of 8.2% in Q1 and 7.4% in Q2 |
| 2022 | Duterte announced he would not run for vice president in the 2022 national elections, contrary to earlier speculation about a potential political maneuver. |
| 2022 | Completes presidential term and initially announces candidacy for vice president |
| 2022 | Completed his term as President of the Philippines. |
| 2022 | Duterte's talk show Gikan sa Masa, Para sa Masa on SMNI was suspended after ACT Teachers Representative France Castro filed a complaint alleging he threatened her life. |
| 2022 | His daughter Sara was elected as Vice President of the Philippines. |
| 2022 | Left office with a net satisfaction rating of 81% (highest in SWS polling) and 75% overall approval rating, making him the most popular post-EDSA president. |
| 2022 | Rodrigo Duterte returned to Davao City at the end of his presidency and maintained a low public profile. |
| September 17 2022 | A law dividing Maguindanao into Maguindanao del Norte and Maguindanao del Sur provinces was ratified in a plebiscite. |
| June 2022 | Shortly before leaving office, Duterte approved cancellation of an order for 16 Mil Mi-17 military helicopters from Russia to avoid potential United States sanctions related to the Russia-Ukraine war. |
| June 2022 | By this time, 66.48 million Filipinos had completed Step 2 registration for the national ID system, involving document validation and biometric captures. The Philippine Statistics Authority had delivered 11.53 million ID cards through the Philippine Postal Corporation. |
| June 2022 | Duterte issued an executive order implementing the Coconut Farmers and Industry Development Plan, facilitating the release of ₱75 billion of coco levy assets declared state property by the Supreme Court. |
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