This July 24, 2017 file photo shows President Rodrigo Duterte gesturing as he delivers his State of the Nation Address at the Batasang Pambansa in Quezon City. AFP PHOTO
RODRIGO Roa Duterte, the 16th President of the Republic of the Philippines, whose term ends at noon today, earned an important place in our country's history. He will be remembered as the president whose term saw a fundamental shift in the way presidential politics is done.