21/02/2026
VP Inday Sara Duterte Achievements:
📌 Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Therapy from San Pedro College in Davao City
📌Juris Doctor degree from San Sebastian College – Recoletos in Manila
📌Brief tenure as a Court Attorney in the Supreme Court of the Philippines in 2006
📌Davao City- Vice Mayor from 2007 to 2010 and was subsequently elected as Mayor in 2010
📌Chairperson of the Local School Board in Davao City
📌Chairperson of the Regional Development Council (RDC)
📌Regional officer of the National Movement of Young Legislators from 2007 to 2010
📌Officer in the National Executive Board of the League of Cities Philippines from 2010 to 2013
📌A graduate in 2011 of the twin program of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Command and General Staff College – General Staff Course and the Development Academy of the Philippines - Master of Public Management
📌In 2013, she temporarily stepped away from politics, dedicating her time to the legal profession as one of the partner lawyers at Carpio & Duterte Lawyers
📌Passed the Pre-Judicature Program of the Philippine Judicial Academy in preparation for her plans to join the judiciary
📌In 2014, she was elected to the Board of Governors of the Philippine Red Cross
📌VP Sara's relentless pursuit of peace and progress earned Davao City national acclaim, receiving 117 awards, citations, and recognitions from March 2017 to December 2021.
📌In 2012, she was one of the 88 nominees to the prestigious World Mayor Awards and one of the only two Filipino mayor nominees.
📌In 2021, she was selected as the Philippines’ Top Performing Mayor, with a rating of 93%, by an independent and non-commissioned survey of the RP-Mission and Development Foundation Inc.
📌Member of the Philippine Military Academy Maharlika Class of 1984 and the Philippine National Police Academy Tagapagkalinga Class of 1991.
📌Member of the Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary and the Armed Forces of the Philippines Army Reserve Command.
📌Holds the rank of Colonel and is currently the Assistant Brigade Commander of the 2202nd Ready Reserve Combined Arms Brigade, Philippine Army.
📌DepEd Secretary from 2022-2024
📌Co-vice chairman of NTF-ELCAC (‘22-‘24)
📌SEAMEO Council President (‘22-24’)
📌Duly elected Vice President of the Philippines with 32 million votes
- Noel Landero Sarifa 👊
