#INQFact: Where will President Rodrigo Duterte stay?

President Rodrigo Duterte’s home in Doña Luisa Village, Davao City. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO

President Rodrigo Duterte has spent most of his life in his hometown, Davao City. He has lived in his house on Sapphire Street in Doña Luisa Phase 1, a low-cost private subdivision in Matina District.

The house stands on an estimated 200-square meter lot, which looks bigger because it is a corner lot.

Formerly a one-story house, another floor was later constructed. The garage-cum-stock room serves as the house’s entrance. There is a small receiving area at the garage. Inside the ground floor is the small living room that extends to the dining room.

Honeylet and daughter Veronica stay in a room on the ground floor. Rodrigo’s room is on the second floor.

The President is expected to continue to live on this house most days of the year.

In January, Duterte said he planned to go home to Davao every day should he be elected President, instead of sleeping in Malacañang, the customary home and office of the country’s Chief Executive.

Comfort zone

“I will go home to Davao City every day after office hours because I want to sleep in my own bed. I will not sleep in Malacañang,” he said.

Days before Congress officially proclaimed him winner of the presidential elections, Duterte, in a press conference in Davao, mentioned again his preference to come home every day, from Manila to Davao, in the first few days, at least.

“My home is my comfort zone. It’s important that you’re comfortable in taking a bath, you’re comfortable sleeping, everything,” he said. He said he had “bias and prejudice” against Malacañang, saying he knew that ghosts haunt its grounds.

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