Like many things he has done thus far in his administration, President Rodrigo Duterte had his official presidential portrait vie away from the norm.

Daryl de Leon Descallar from Davao is the art genius behind the portrait of Duterte seated cross-legged, with his index and middle fingers on his right temple.

Descallar said it was an honor that his artwork called 'De Kwatro' was chosen.

"First president from Mindanao, from Davao City. Dati mayor ko siya, ngayon president ko na," he beamed.

Descallar joins Lulu Coching Rodriguez, Fernando Amorsolo, Galo Ocampo, Antonio Garcia Llamas, Romeo Enriquez and Policarpio Caparas as among esteemed artists to create presidential portraits.

Descallar is part of a group of visual artists called 'Tabula Rasa Art Group Unlimited' commissioned to create a portrait of the president.

Though only Descallar's was chosen, the artists from Davao are still hopeful their artworks will catapult Mindanao into the art scene.