[2] In October 1966, Duterte became a board member of the newly established Davao chapter of the Citizen's Council for Mass Media, which aimed "to foster and protect the moral welfare of our society" through the promotion of clean and wholesome media.
'Mother Soling') as called by her supporters, led the Yellow Friday Movement, a movement against the administration of then-President Ferdinand Marcos in Mindanao leading to the People Power Revolution.
[4] She also founded and oversaw the Soledad Duterte Foundation which conducted livelihood and skills training to the indigenous people of Marahan, near the boundary area of Bukidnon province.
Vicente Duterte also served as governor of the now defunct Davao province.
She is the mother of Rodrigo Duterte, the 16th President of the Philippines, and the paternal grandmother of Paolo (Representative), Sara (Vice President) and Baste Duterte (Mayor of Davao).