# Kitty Duterte > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kitty_Duterte > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kitty_Duterte.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitty_Duterte > Source revision: 1356605848 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Youngest daughter of Rodrigo Duterte (born 2004)}} {{Philippine name|Avanceña|Duterte}} {{Infobox person | name = Kitty Duterte | image = Veronica "Kitty" Duterte (04-10-2026).jpg | caption = Duterte in 2026 on her 22nd birthday | birth_name = Veronica Avanceña Duterte | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2004|4|10}} | birth_place = [San Diego, California](/source/San_Diego%2C_California), U.S. | citizenship = {{hlist|United States|Philippines}} | education = Stella Maris Academy of Davao | known_for = Youngest daughter of [Rodrigo Duterte](/source/Rodrigo_Duterte), 16th president of the Philippines | political_party = [HTL](/source/Hugpong_sa_Tawong_Lungsod) (local party; 2025–present) | mother = [Honeylet Avanceña](/source/Honeylet_Avance%C3%B1a) | father = [Rodrigo Duterte](/source/Rodrigo_Duterte) | relatives = {{ublist| * [Paolo Duterte](/source/Paolo_Duterte) (half-brother) * [Sara Duterte](/source/Sara_Duterte) (half-sister) * [Sebastian Duterte](/source/Sebastian_Duterte) (half-brother) }} | family = [Duterte family](/source/Duterte_family) | module = {{Infobox social media personality|child=yes|stats_update=March 25, 2026|instagram_handle=veronicaduterte|instagram_years_active=2016-present|instagram_display_name=vee|instagram_followers=2 million}} }} '''Veronica''' "'''Kitty'''" '''Avanceña Duterte'''{{#tag:ref|Although Kitty Duterte was born in the United States, her official documents possess her mother's maiden name which is Avanceña.|group = fn|name = sur}} (born April 10, 2004) is a Filipino socialite who is the youngest daughter of former Philippine president [Rodrigo Duterte](/source/Rodrigo_Duterte) and his partner [Cielito "Honeylet" Avanceña](/source/Honeylet_Avance%C3%B1a). She became a recognizable figure on social media during her father's presidency and has occasionally drawn media attention for her outspoken remarks and activities.{{cite news |last=Gatwiri |first=Juster |date=March 2, 2020 |title=Kitty Duterte bio: age, height, boyfriend, family, study |url=https://kami.com.ph/106283-kitty-duterte-bio-age-height-boyfriend-family-study.html |access-date=August 26, 2025 |work=KAMI.com.ph}} On March 11, 2025, Duterte livestreamed and recorded [her father's arrest](/source/Arrest_of_Rodrigo_Duterte) by police authorities at [Ninoy Aquino International Airport](/source/Ninoy_Aquino_International_Airport) and his transport to [Villamor Air Base](/source/Villamor_Air_Base) in [Manila](/source/Metro_Manila), which were used by several news outlets due to the lack of media presence during the arrest.{{cite news|title=Philippines' Duterte questions reason for his arrest in video posted by media|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/philippines-duterte-questions-reason-his-arrest-in-video-posted-by-media-2025-03-11/|access-date=October 11, 2025|work=[Reuters](/source/Reuters)|date=March 11, 2025|location=[Manila](/source/Manila)|quote='You have to answer now for the deprivation of liberty,' Duterte said in a video that GMA said had been supplied by his youngest daughter, Veronica Duterte.}}{{cite news|last=Regencia|first=Ted|title=Why has the Philippines arrested ex-President Duterte on ICC warrant?|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/11/why-has-the-philippines-arrested-ex-president-duterte-on-icc-warrant|access-date=October 11, 2025|work=[Al Jazeera](/source/Al_Jazeera)|date=March 12, 2025|quote=In another video posted on Instagram by Duterte’s youngest daughter, Veronica Duterte, the former leader was seen asking authorities, 'What is the law and what is the crime that I committed?' 'Explain to me now the legal basis for my being here, as apparently I was brought here not of my own volition. It’s somebody else’s,' he added.}}{{cite news|last=Picheta|first=Rob|title=Former Philippine President Duterte in ICC custody over anti-drugs crackdown|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2025/03/11/asia/rodrigo-duterte-philippine-arrest-icc-hague-plane-intl|access-date=October 11, 2025|work=[CNN](/source/CNN)|date=March 12, 2025|quote='They are taking him out on a plane by force without considering his health conditions,' the former authoritarian's youngest daughter Veronica Duterte wrote on Instagram.}}{{cite web|last=Esguerra|first=Christian|author-link=Christian Esguerra|title=Pagkalat ng fake news tungkol sa pag-aresto kay Duterte|trans-title=Spread of fake news regarding the arrest of Duterte|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pF8fmTfnWE|website=[YouTube](/source/YouTube)|access-date=October 11, 2025|language=Filipino, English|date=March 14, 2025|time=6:09|quote=Parang nakita natin 'yan, sir, doon sa ano, eh... marami sa mga media organizations, in the absence of information that they thought they had to produce or report, nag-rely doon sa mga post sa social media nung anak ni Rodrigo Duterte, si Kitty Duterte, without validating with the proper authorities kung totoo ba.}} ==Early life and education== left|thumb|Duterte with her father, Rodrigo Duterte thumb|Duterte in 2016 Veronica Avanceña Duterte was born in [San Diego](/source/San_Diego), United States, on April 10, 2004, to then-Davao City mayor [Rodrigo Duterte](/source/Rodrigo_Duterte) and then-nurse [Cielito "Honeylet" Avanceña](/source/Honeylet_Avance%C3%B1a). Rodrigo himself had not visited the country since 2000, having expressed disdain for the country since the [Evergreen Hotel explosion](/source/2002_Davao_City_Evergreen_Hotel_explosion) in Davao City in 2002.{{cite book|last1=Vitug|first1=Marites Dañguilan|last2=Elemia|first2=Camille|author1-link=Marites D. Vitug|title=Unrequited Love: Duterte's China Embrace|date=2025|publisher=Bughaw|pages=1, 8|chapter=Roots of Affection}}{{cite news|title=Why Duterte wants PH visa for Americans|url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/10/21/16/why-duterte-wants-ph-visa-for-americans|access-date=April 25, 2025|work=[ABS-CBN News](/source/ABS-CBN_News)|publisher=[ABS-CBN Corporation](/source/ABS-CBN_Corporation)|date=October 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250116130803/https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/10/21/16/why-duterte-wants-ph-visa-for-americans|archive-date=January 16, 2025|url-status=live}} Avanceña, who had been working in the U.S., returned to the Philippines with Kitty shortly after the latter's birth.{{cite news|last1=Caruncho|first1=Eric|title=Who is Honeylet Avanceña, the woman behind Duterte?|url=https://lifestyle.inquirer.net/228809/who-is-honeylet-avancena-the-woman-behind-duterte/|access-date=May 31, 2016|work=Inquirer Lifestyle|publisher=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=May 15, 2016}} Duterte studied at Stella Maris Academy in Davao City. ==Political involvement== ===Incident during Rodrigo Duterte's arrest=== [[File:Rodrigo Duterte oath taking 6.30.16.jpg|thumb|Rodrigo Duterte takes oath as the 16th [President of the Philippines](/source/President_of_the_Philippines). Kitty Duterte is on the right of her father, holding the Bible]] On March 11, 2025, during the arrest of her father, former president Rodrigo Duterte, Kitty Duterte was heard cursing at then-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) Director General and former [Chief of the Philippine National Police](/source/Chief_of_the_Philippine_National_Police) [Nicolas Torre](/source/Nicolas_Torre) in a video she posted on her Instagram account.{{Cite news |date=March 13, 2025 |title=Torre on Kitty Duterte cursing him: 'Ayos lang 'yon' |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2025/3/13/torre-on-kitty-duterte-cursing-him-ayos-lang-yon |access-date=August 26, 2025 |work=ABS-CBN News}} Torre, who was explaining flight arrangements for Duterte, said he did not take offense at Kitty’s remarks, noting that he "had seen worse" and understood the heightened emotions of the situation. In April 2025, Duterte, along with her half-brothers [Paolo](/source/Paolo_Duterte) and [Sebastian](/source/Sebastian_Duterte), filed a petition before the [Supreme Court of the Philippines](/source/Supreme_Court_of_the_Philippines) seeking the return of their father from detention in [The Hague](/source/The_Hague) under the custody of the [International Criminal Court](/source/International_Criminal_Court) (ICC). She requested that the High Court hold oral arguments on the habeas corpus petition, arguing that the judiciary had a role in safeguarding constitutional rights in relation to foreign detention.{{cite news |last=Bolledo |first=Jairo |date=April 8, 2025 |title=Kitty asks SC to hold oral arguments on petitions seeking Duterte's return |url=https://www.rappler.com/philippines/kitty-duterte-supreme-court-oral-arguments-petitions-father-return/ |access-date=August 26, 2025 |work=Rappler}}{{dead link|date=May 2026|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{cite news|last=Laqui|first=Ian|date=April 8, 2025|title=Kitty Duterte asks Supreme Court to hold arguments over father's arrest|url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2025/04/08/2434489/kitty-duterte-asks-supreme-court-hold-arguments-over-fathers-arrest|access-date=August 26, 2025|work=Philstar.com}} In May 2025, Honeylet confirmed that Rodrigo had urged Duterte to both continue her schooling and follow his career path after Kitty had expressed her reluctance to enter politics.{{Cite web|last=Untalan|first=Sherylin|date=May 6, 2025|title=Rodrigo Duterte urged daughter Kitty to follow his footsteps in politics, says Honeylet|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/945214/kitty-duterte-rodrigo-duterte-politics/story/|access-date=September 6, 2025|website=GMA News Online|language=en}} Duterte campaigned for several of Rodrigo's endorsed candidates for senator in the [2025 election](/source/2025_Philippine_Senate_election), citing her father's arrest as the reason for her active campaigning. In August 2025, Duterte confirmed that her father had undergone a checkup and is in stable condition, and also she and along with her 3 half siblings visited their father in The Hague.{{Cite web |last=Reyes |first=Dempsey |last2=Sarao |first2=Zacarian |date=August 29, 2025 |title=All 4 Duterte siblings visit ex-President together at The Hague |url=https://globalnation.inquirer.net/289556/all-4-duterte-siblings-visit-ex-president-together-at-the-hague |access-date=September 6, 2025 |website=Inquirer.net |language=en}}{{Cite news |last=Tejano |first=Ivy |date=August 14, 2025 |title=Kitty Duterte: FPRRD undergoes checkup, in stable condition |url=https://mb.com.ph/2025/08/14/kitty-duterte-fprrd-undergoes-checkup-in-stable-condition |access-date=September 6, 2025 |work=[Manila Bulletin](/source/Manila_Bulletin)}} Duterte revealed on March 2, 2026, that her and the rest of her half siblings couldn't handle watching the confirmation of charges of Rodrigo Duterte at the ICC.{{Cite news |last=Domingo |first=Katrina |date=March 3, 2026 |title='Hindi namin kaya': Kitty Duterte says Digong's kids skipped watching ICC hearing |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/3/3/kitty-duterte-says-digong-s-kids-skipped-watching-icc-hearing-1550 |access-date=March 25, 2026 |work=[ABS-CBN](/source/ABS-CBN)}} === Political affiliation and support === Duterte is a member of the local party her father founded, the [Hugpong sa Tawong Lungsod](/source/Hugpong_sa_Tawong_Lungsod) (HTL).{{Cite web |last=Lacorte |first=Germelina |date=2025-11-27 |title=Kitty Duterte, an incoming Davao City councilor? |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2147133/kitty-duterte-an-incoming-davao-city-councilor |access-date=2026-01-16 |website=INQUIRER.net |language=en}} Duterte also supported her half-sister vice president [Sara](/source/Sara_Duterte)'s [2028 presidential bid](/source/Sara_Duterte_2028_presidential_campaign).{{Cite web |date=2026-03-03 |title='All of us are very proud': Kitty Duterte backs VP Sara’s 2028 presidential bid |url=https://www.dzrh.com.ph/post/all-of-us-are-very-proud-kitty-duterte-backs-vp-saras-2028-presidential-bid |access-date=2026-04-20 |website=DZRH News |language=en}} ==Personal life== [[File:Duterte siblings in 2025.jpg|thumb|Kitty Duterte (second to the left) and her paternal half-siblings during their visit to former President [Rodrigo Duterte](/source/Rodrigo_Duterte) in [The Hague](/source/The_Hague) on August 27, 2025|left]] Duterte has cited her mother as a major influence and has expressed interest in pursuing careers in business or law. She is also known to be a fan of international pop singers such as [Selena Gomez](/source/Selena_Gomez) and [Ariana Grande](/source/Ariana_Grande).{{cite news |title=Kitty Duterte, celebs spotted in Ariana Grande concert |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/08/21/17/look-kitty-duterte-celebs-spotted-in-ariana-grande-concert |access-date=March 25, 2026 |work=ABS-CBN News |date=August 22, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260325092021/https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/08/21/17/look-kitty-duterte-celebs-spotted-in-ariana-grande-concert |archive-date=March 25, 2026 |url-status=live}} In November 2023, [One News](/source/One_News_(TV_channel)) reported that Duterte was in a relationship with [De La Salle Green Archers](/source/De_La_Salle_Green_Archers_basketball) guard [Evan Nelle](/source/Evan_Nelle).{{Cite news |last=Fajardo |first=Chester |date=November 10, 2023 |title=La Salle star Evan Nelle gives sneak peek of relationship with Kitty Duterte |url=https://www.onenews.ph/articles/la-salle-star-evan-nelle-gives-sneak-peek-of-relationship-with-kitty-duterte |access-date=August 26, 2025 |work=One News}} Speculation about the couple's relationship began prior to the start of the [UAAP Season 86 men's basketball tournament](/source/UAAP_Season_86_basketball_tournaments), and Duterte was later seen attending La Salle games in support of Nelle. By May 2024, Duterte and Nelle had [unfollowed](/source/Friending_and_following) each other's [Instagram](/source/Instagram) accounts.{{cite news |title=Is it over? Evan Nelle, Kitty Duterte unfollow each other on IG |url=https://mindanao.politiko.com.ph/is-it-over-evan-nelle-kitty-duterte-unfollow-each-other-on-ig/ |work=[Politiko](/source/Politiko_(website)) |access-date=March 25, 2026 |date=May 31, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240723000805/https://mindanao.politiko.com.ph/is-it-over-evan-nelle-kitty-duterte-unfollow-each-other-on-ig/ |archive-date=July 23, 2024 |url-status=live}} Beginning in 2022, a child named Mira ("Mimi", born 2019) is seen being raised by Duterte's parents. It was later revealed that Mira is the daughter of Duterte's half-nephew, [Omar Duterte](/source/Omar_Duterte), with his Japanese former girlfriend.{{cite news|author=Politiko.com.ph|title=Kitty Duterte shares new selfie with Mimi|url=https://mindanao.politiko.com.ph/kitty-duterte-shares-new-selfie-with-mimi/|access-date=February 24, 2025|work=Politiko Mindanao|publisher=MCD Multimedia Corporation|date=September 1, 2022|quote=Former President Duterte's daughter Veronica 'Kitty' Duterte recently shared to the world another photo with her family member, Mimi.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250224184156/https://mindanao.politiko.com.ph/kitty-duterte-shares-new-selfie-with-mimi/|archive-date=February 24, 2025|url-status=live}}{{cite news|author=Politiko.com.ph|title=Kitty Duterte offers glimpses into moments with Mira and mom Honeylet!|url=https://mindanao.politiko.com.ph/kitty-duterte-offers-glimpses-into-moments-with-mira-and-mom-honeylet/|access-date=February 24, 2025|work=Politiko|publisher=MCD Multimedia Corporation|date=July 27, 2023|quote=Kitty Duterte, the daughter of former President Duterte, recently took to social media to share endearing snapshots of cherished moments spent with her sister Mira and mother Honeylet within the comfort of their home.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250224184239/https://mindanao.politiko.com.ph/kitty-duterte-offers-glimpses-into-moments-with-mira-and-mom-honeylet/|archive-date=February 24, 2025|url-status=live}}{{cite web|author=Edge Davao|title=Former President Rodrigo Duterte's great granddaughter, Mira...|url=https://www.facebook.com/EdgeDavao/posts/pfbid0ajaZT2VxiizqgkCDw4pn5hbWA37ofqgUGD8WmFjdGHJ1LfPpcXAdFLDq2oursiVEl|website=[Facebook](/source/Facebook)|publisher=[Meta Platforms, Inc.](/source/Meta_Platforms)|access-date=February 24, 2025|date=December 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250318172731/https://www.facebook.com/EdgeDavao/posts/pfbid0ajaZT2VxiizqgkCDw4pn5hbWA37ofqgUGD8WmFjdGHJ1LfPpcXAdFLDq2oursiVEl|archive-date=March 18, 2025|url-status=live}}{{cite news|author=Politiko.com.ph|title='55 and thriving': Honeylet Avanceña gets birthday love from Rody Duterte, family|url=https://politiko.com.ph/2025/02/17/55-and-thriving-honeylet-avancena-gets-birthday-love-from-rody-duterte-family/snitch-network/|access-date=February 24, 2025|work=Politiko Mindanao|publisher=MCD Multimedia Corporation|date=February 17, 2025|quote=It was a picture-perfect day for the birthday girl as she was flanked by the former leader, Kitty and little Mimi.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250217054245/https://politiko.com.ph/2025/02/17/55-and-thriving-honeylet-avancena-gets-birthday-love-from-rody-duterte-family/snitch-network/|archive-date=February 17, 2025|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last1=Siongco|first1=Ronald|author2=[Global Daily Mirror](/source/Global_Daily_Mirror)|title="Maligayang kaarawan, Ma'am Honeylet!"|url=https://www.facebook.com/globaldailymirror/posts/pfbid035HK87gn28vM9EaspgTtQRUP21copQQnTicgH7Vjha7nVsVC3LJAy11h9Wjh8XKuWl|website=[Facebook](/source/Facebook)|publisher=[Meta Platforms, Inc.](/source/Meta_Platforms)|access-date=February 24, 2025|date=February 17, 2025|quote=[...]says [Bong] Go as he shares snapshots with the former First Couple, their daughter social media personality Kitty Duterte and granddaughter Mira.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250318172731/https://www.facebook.com/globaldailymirror/posts/pfbid035HK87gn28vM9EaspgTtQRUP21copQQnTicgH7Vjha7nVsVC3LJAy11h9Wjh8XKuWl|archive-date=March 18, 2025|url-status=live}} Duterte attributes her tattoo of a rose on her chest to Mira.{{cite news|author=Politiko.com.ph|title=Kitty Duterte shows off tattoos on latest modeling stint|url=https://mindanao.politiko.com.ph/kitty-duterte-shows-off-tattoos-on-latest-modeling-stint/|access-date=February 24, 2025|work=Politiko Mindanao|publisher=MCD Multimedia Corporation|date=February 8, 2022|quote=Fifteen year old Veronica 'Kitty' Duterte was recently seen sporting clear skin and newly lifted lashes, along with a brand new ink, during her shoot for Lutz Dental Clinic.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250224184219/https://mindanao.politiko.com.ph/kitty-duterte-shows-off-tattoos-on-latest-modeling-stint/|archive-date=February 24, 2025|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Duterte|first=Veronica|title=living for your squeaky morning giggles and obnoxious yelling[...]|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CqmGyh3h7rz/?hl=en|website=[Instagram](/source/Instagram)|publisher=[Meta Platforms, Inc.](/source/Meta_Platforms)|access-date=February 24, 2025|date=April 4, 2023|quote=[H]appy 4th birthday to my aries twin, my favorite person in the whole world and the meaning of my infamous rose tattoo 🤣[...]}|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250225222141/https://www.instagram.com/p/CqmGyh3h7rz/?hl=en|archive-date=February 25, 2025|url-status=live}} A week after her father's arrest in March 2025, several of her private [Instagram](/source/Instagram) posts involving her alleged use of [marijuana](/source/marijuana) were leaked to the public, with the associated phrase "wake and bake" becoming viral.{{cite news|last=Bengo|first=Xianna|title=Social media buzzes over the alleged leak of Kitty Duterte's private Instagram stories|url=https://pop.inquirer.net/375340/social-media-buzzes-over-the-alleged-leak-of-kitty-dutertes-private-instagram-stories |access-date=October 11, 2025|work=[Inquirer POP!](/source/Philippine_Daily_Inquirer)|date=March 19, 2025}}{{cite news|last=Gloria|first=Glenda M.|title=[Rappler's Best] Male captus bene detentus |url=https://www.rappler.com/voices/newsletters/best-rodrigo-duterte-icc-arrest-detention/|access-date=October 11, 2025|work=[Rappler](/source/Rappler)|date=March 24, 2025|quote=A younger daughter, who shot to Instagram fame for her screams of love for the father, was dumped by friends for baking while waking or whatever the “wake and bake” term means.}} Duterte was later confirmed to in a relationship with Vic Singson, the grandson of [Chavit Singson](/source/Chavit_Singson) and a member of the [Ilocos Sur Provincial Board](/source/Ilocos_Sur_Provincial_Board) in his capacity as the president of the [province](/source/Ilocos_Sur)'s [Sangguniang Kabataan](/source/Sangguniang_Kabataan) Federation.{{Cite web |title=Kitty Duterte, kumpirmadong karelasyon na ang apo ni Chavit Singson |url=https://www.pep.ph/pepalerts/cabinet-files/187870/kitty-duterte-vic-singson-relationship-confirmed-a734-20250728 |access-date=2026-01-16 |website=PEP.ph |language=Filipino}}{{cite news|url=https://bandera.inquirer.net/445709/kitty-duterte-vic-singson-naglaplapan-sa-bora-nagpalitan-ng-i-love-you|title=Kitty Duterte, Vic Singson naglaplapan sa Bora, nagpalitan ng 'I love you'|first=Ervin|last=Santiago|date=May 13, 2026|accessdate=May 16, 2026|publisher=Bandera|language=Filipino}} Duterte celebrated her 22nd birthday in a hospital and she was visited by Senator [Bong Go](/source/Bong_Go).{{Cite web |date=2026-04-11 |title=Kitty Duterte nag-birthday sa ospital, dinalaw ni Bong Go |url=https://bandera.inquirer.net/443307/kitty-duterte-nag-birthday-sa-ospital-dinalaw-ni-bong-go |access-date=2026-04-12 |website=INQUIRER.net |language=en}} ===Citizenship=== Duterte is a [dual](/source/Multiple_citizenship) American and Filipino citizen, having been [born in the United States](/source/Birthright_citizenship_in_the_United_States) to [Filipino parents](/source/Jus_sanguinis).{{cite news|author=Politiko|title=Mahihirapang maging politiko! Duterte reveals Kitty an American citizen|trans-title=Will be difficult to become a politician!|url=https://politiko.com.ph/2017/03/20/mahihirapang-maging-politiko-duterte-reveals-kitty-american-citizen/features/|access-date=March 27, 2025|work=Politiko|publisher=MCD Multimedia Corporation|date=March 20, 2017|language=English, Filipino|quote=In a speech before the Filipino community in Myanmar Sunday (March 19), Duterte revealed that Kitty is an American citizen.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250327102449/https://politiko.com.ph/2017/03/20/mahihirapang-maging-politiko-duterte-reveals-kitty-american-citizen/features/|archive-date=March 27, 2025 |url-status=live}} In April 2025, she was seen holding a United States passport while outside the Scheveningen penitentiary in The Hague, where her father, former president Rodrigo Duterte, was detained. Responding to criticism online, Duterte maintained that she was a private citizen and did not need to explain her citizenship status, emphasizing that she was also a Filipino citizen.{{Cite news |last=Cariaso |first=Bella |date=April 15, 2025 |title=Kitty Duterte on US passport: I'm a private citizen |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2025/04/15/2436762/kitty-duterte-us-passport-im-private-citizen |access-date=August 26, 2025 |work=The Philippine Star}} ==Notes== {{reflist|group=fn}} ==References== {{reflist}} {{Rodrigo Duterte}} {{Sara Duterte}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Duterte, Kitty}} Category:2004 births Category:Living people Kitty Category:Dutertists Kitty Category:American people of Filipino descent Category:American socialites Category:Filipino socialites Category:Hugpong sa Tawong Lungsod politicians Category:People from Davao City Category:People from San Diego --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Kitty Duterte](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitty_Duterte) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitty_Duterte?action=history)). 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