On its 3^rd Regular Session held on January 24, 2023, the 20^th City Council passed and approved the following Ordinances on Third and Final Reading, viz:

Moreover, the Body likewise adopted the following Resolutions on Second Reading, to wit:

Finally, the Body approved the following legislation under Suspended Rules, to wit:

For the first Regular Session of the New Year 2023, the 20th City Council passed and approved the following Resolutions on Second Reading:

• Resolution Nos. 0799-23 to 0801-23, all Series of 2023, re: Application for Local Government Unit accreditation of City Employees of Davao City Cooperative, CSSDO Employees Multipurpose Cooperative and Government Employees of Davao City Multipurpose Cooperative, respectively.

• Resolution No. 0802-23, Series of 2023 and its corresponding Ordinance on Second Reading, authorized the City Mayor to sign for and in behalf of the City of Davao, the Memorandum of Agreement relative to the Loan Facility to be entered into by and between the City of Davao and Agriculturists Multipurpose Cooperative.

• Resolution Nos. 0804-23 to 0807-23 and its Ordinance Nos. 0136-23 to 0139-23, all Series of 2023, authorized the City Mayor to sign for and in behalf of the City of Davao, the Sister City Agreements by and between the City of Davao, Philippines with following cities: (a) City of Mati; (b) City of Sennan, Japan City; (c) City of Pohang, Republic of Korea; and (d) Herzliya City, Israel, respectively.

• Resolution Nos. 0808-23 to 0824-23, all Series of 2023, declared the following Annual Budgets for Calendar Year 2022 in compliance with Section 333 of the Local Government Code of 1991, viz:

The following legislative measures were approved on Third and Final Reading by the 20^th City Council during its 24^th Regular Session held on December 12, 2022, to wit:

Further, the Body approved Resolution No. 0768-22, Series of 2022, Favorably recommending Item No. 64 – Request of Anabele R. Natividad, Project Director, GIGA ACE 9, Inc., for the passage of a Resolution interposing no objection and favorable endorsement to develop, construct and operate a 30MW Davao Battery Energy Storage System Project to be situated in Barangay Binugao, Toril District, this City.

Finally, Resolution No. 0798-22 and its corresponding Ordinance No. 0135-22, all Series of 2022 were approved under Suspended Rules, authorizing the City Mayor to enter into and sign, for and in behalf of the City of Davao, the Deed of Donation (DOD) to be executed by and between the City of Davao and the Embassy of the Republic of China in the Republic of the Philippines represented by H.E. Huang Xilian, and Office of the Davao City First Congressional District represented by Hon. Paolo Z. Duterte, or Donors, relative to the donation of 320 Units of Household Sewing Machines, identified as JA2-2 Sewing Machine with portable plastic case and motor, in recognition and support of the Donee in empowering the Indigenous Cultural Communities/Indigenous Peoples (ICCPs/IPs) and enhancing their quality of life and economic development.

The 20^th City Council held its 23^rd Regular Session on December 9, 2022 and approved on Third and Final Reading Ordinance No. 0127-22, Series of 2022, entitled “An Ordinance Granting Legislative Authority to the General Fund Annual Budget and Plantilla of the City Government of Davao for Calendar Year 2023, Comprising Budget under the General Fund Proper, the Economic Enterprises for the Operation of Markets, Slaughterhouses, Cemeteries, Davao City Recreation Center (DCRC) and Magsaysay Park, and the Annual Development Fund in the Total Amount of Eleven Billion Seven Hundred Ninety-One Million Seven Hundred Thirty-Six Thousand One Hundred Sixty-Eight Pesos (P11,791,736,168.00)”.

The Body likewise adopted the following Resolutions on Second Reading, to wit:

During its 22^nd Regular Session, the 20^th City Council passed and approved on Third and Final Reading, Ordinance No. 0120-22, Series of 2022, authorizing the City Mayor to Sign, for and in behalf of the City of Davao, the Deed of Donation by and between the City of Davao and Pandaitan Multipurpose Cooperative relative to the donation of Bakery Equipment. The Body likewise approved on Third and Final Reading, Ordinance Nos. 0121-22 to 0123-22, all Series of 2022, the Memoranda of Agreements (MOAs) relative to the Loan Facility of the City Employees of Davao Cooperative, CSSDO Employees Multipurpose Cooperative and the Government Employees of Davao City Multipurpose Cooperative with the City Government of Davao.

Furthermore, the Body approved Resolution No. 0738-22 and its corresponding Ordinance on Second Reading, entitled “An Ordinance Granting Legislative Authority to the General Fund Annual Budget and Plantilla of the City Government of Davao for Calendar Year 2023, Comprising the Budget under the General Fund Proper, the Economic Enterprises for the Operation of Markets, Slaughterhouses, Cemeteries, Davao City Recreation Center (DCRC) and Magsaysay Park, and the Annual Development Fund in the Total Amount of Eleven Billion Seven Hundred Ninety-One Million Seven Hundred Thirty-Six Thousand One Hundred Sixty-Eight Pesos (P11,791,736,168.00).

Resolution No. 0739-22, Series of 2022 and its corresponding Ordinance was approved on Second Reading, providing a System for Addressing and Preventing Bullying in Educational Institutions, Workplaces, and other Public Areas, as amended.

Also, Resolution No. 0740-22, Series of 2022, was approved under Suspended Rules, requesting the City Transport and Traffic Management Office (CTTMO) to increase the dispatching of their traffic personnel this Christmas Season for mobility and visibility purposes to man the traffic considering the rush and influx of vehicles towards business and tourist destination in the City, considering that the health protocols now are more loosen up. Finally, Resolution          No. 0741-22, Series of 2022, was approved by the Body, favorably endorsing the utilization of the Energy Regulation (ER) 1-94 Funds for Calendar Year 2020-2021 from the Department of Energy (DOE) for the City of Davao, in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency.

The 20^th City Council held its 21^st Regular Session on December 5, 2022 where the following Ordinances were approved on Third and Final Reading, to wit:

Furthermore, the Body likewise adopted on Second Reading, Resolution No. 0701-22, Series of 2022, entitled “Urging the Department of Public Works and Highways and its Subsidiary Offices to Properly Execute and Comply With Existing Jurisprudence and Guidelines Regarding Government Infrastructure Projects, to Fasttrack its Present and Future Projects and Finish Them On Time, and Improve its Coordination With Concerned Agencies, Stakeholders, and Local Government Units to Avoid Discrepancies.

Resolution No. 0702-22, Series of 2022, was approved on Second Reading, approving and adopting the Local Development Investment Program (LDIP) of the City Government of Davao covering the period 2023-2025 in the total amount of One Hundred Thirty-Two Billion Four Hundred Twelve Million One Hundred Twenty-Seven Thousand Pesos (P132,412,127.00) as well as Resolution No. 0703-22, Series of 2022, approving and adopting the Annual Investment Program (AIP) of the City Government of Davao for Calendar Year 2023 in the total amount of Seventy-Four Billion Two Hundred One Million Three Hundred Ten Thousand Pesos (P74,201,310,000.00).

The following legislation were approved under Suspended Rules, viz:

On its 20^th Regular Session, the 20^th City Council passed and approved on Third and Final Reading, Ordinance No. 0108-22, Series of 2022, entitled “An Ordinance further amending Ordinance No. 0307-20, Series of 2020, as amended, to Allow Voluntary Wearing of Face Masks in Indoor and Outdoor Setting Subject to Certain Exceptions During the State of Public Health Emergency Relative to the COVID-19 Pandemic” as well as Ordinance No. 0111-22, Series of 2022, entitled “An Ordinance Amending City Ordinance No. 089-13, Series of 2013, Establishing and Regulating the Night Market Operations in the City of Davao”.

The Body likewise approved on Second Reading, Resolution No. 0689-22, Series of 2022, and its corresponding Ordinance granting legislative authority to the City Mayor to sign, for and in behalf of the City of Davao, the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to be entered into by and between the City of Davao and SES Davao Diagnostics, Inc., as the sole service provider of the Newborn Hearing Screening Test.

Resolution No. 0693-22, Series of 2022, and its corresponding Ordinance was approved on Second Reading, relative to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to be entered into by and between the City of Davao, and Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for the Creation of a Resettlement Implementation Committee, relative to the Samal Island-Davao City Connector Project.

Moreover, Resolution No. 0694-22 and its Ordinance was approved on Second Reading, entitled, “An Ordinance further amending Ordinance No. 5003, Series of 1997, otherwise known as the “Cockfighting Code of Davao City”, as amended by Ordinance No. 0632-21, Series of 2021”. Subsequently, the Body approved the corollary Resolution No. 0695-22 and its Ordinance, urging the City Engineer’s Office, the Office of the City Building Official, and the Bureau of Fire Protection to inspect the Cockpit Arenas in Davao, prior to the issuance of Special Permit.

Finally, Resolution No. 0698-22, Series of 2022 was adopted under Suspended Rules, entitled “Requesting the House of Representatives and the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) to recognize the Self-Delineated Ancestral Domain of the Matigsalug Tribe of Davao City, as a separate from Certificate of Ancestral Domain (CADT) No. R-10-KIT-0703-0011, as well as Resolution No. 0699-22 and Ordinance No. 0113-22, entitled “An Ordinance authorizing the City Mayor to enter into and sign, for and in behalf of the City of Davao, the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to be entered into by and between the City of Davao and Love the Children Foundation, Inc., relative to their request for Financial Assistance amounting to Four Hundred Thousand (P400,000.00)”.

During the 19^th Regular Session held on November 22, 2022, the 20^th City Council passed and approved the following Ordinances, to wit:

Resolution No. 0670-22, Series of 2022, was approved, recalling Ordinance No. 045-22, Series of 2022, entitled “An Ordinance further amending Ordinance No. 0307-20, Series of 2020, as amended, to allow wearing of Face Masks in open spaces and non-crowded outdoor areas with good ventilation during the State of Public Health Emergency relative to the COVID-19 pandemic”.

In relation to Resolution No. 0670-22, the Body approved Resolution No. 0671-22, Series of 2022, entitled “Enacting an Ordinance Further Amending Ordinance No. 0307-20, Series of 2020, entitled “An Ordinance Further Amending Ordinance No. 0307-20, Series of 2020, As Amended, to Allow Voluntary Wearing of Face Masks in Open Spaces and Non-Crowded Outdoor Areas With Good Ventilation During the State of Public Health Emergency Relative to the COVID-19 Pandemic”.

Resolution No. 0680-22 and its corresponding Ordinance were also approved on Second Reading, entitled “Enacting an Ordinance Amending City Ordinance No. 089-13, Series of 2013, Establishing and Regulating the Night Market Operations in the City of Davao”.

Finally, the following legislative measures were enacted under Suspended Rules, viz:

The 20^th City Council held its 18^th Regular Session on November 15, 2022 and approved the following Ordinances, to wit:

The Body likewise approved on Second Reading Resolution No. 0616-22, Series of 2022, Approving/Adopting the Amendments to the Davao City Risk Reduction and Management Fund Investment Plan (DCRRMFIP) for Calendar Year 2022 as the Fourth Addendum to the Local Development Investment Program (LDIP) 2022-2024 and Resolution No. 0617-22, Series of  2022, Approving/Adopting the Amendments to the Davao City Risk Reduction and Management Fund Investment Plan (DCRRMFIP) for Calendar Year 2022 as the Fourth Addendum to the Annual Investment Program (AIP) 2022.

Resolution No. 0618-22, Series of 2022, together with its Ordinance on Second Reading was adopted by the Body, entitled “Enacting an Ordinance Approving and Adopting the amended Davao City Risk Reduction and Management Fund Investment Plan (DCRRMFIP) for Calendar Year 2022 in the total amount of Seven Hundred Thirty-Eight Million Three Hundred Three Thousand Four Hundred Four Pesos and 64/100 (P738,303,404.64)”.

Further, Resolution No. 0625-22 and its Ordinance were duly approved on Second Reading, authorizing the City Mayor to enter into and sign, for and in behalf of the City of Davao, the Memorandum of Agreement to be entered into by and among the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), the Bridges Management Cluster-Unified Project Management Office (BMC-UPMO) of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the City of Davao, relative to the construction of Riverside Bridge under the Tulay ng Pangulo Para sa Kaunlarang Pang-agraryo (TPKP), situated in Barangay Riverside, Calinan District, and Barangay Sirawan, Toril District, this City”.

Further, Resolution No. 0630-22 and its Ordinance on Second Reading were also approved by the Body, creating the City Disability Affairs Council (DCDAC), determining their duties, powers, and functions.

As part of the Smart Cities Initiative in the evolution of payment, the Body adopted on Second Reading Resolution No. 0631-22 and its corresponding Ordinance, entitled “Enacting an Ordinance providing all Business Establishments and Local Transportation in Davao City a QR PH Digital Payments in line with the Paleng-QR PH Program, and Providing Incentives Thereof, which they may adopt or avail.

Moreover, Resolution No. 0632-22 and its Ordinance were adopted on Second Reading, Institutionalizing a Reward System for Athletes and Coaches who bring prestige and honor to the City of Davao for their Outstanding Performance in Regional, National and International Youth and Sports Competitions and Tournaments, appropriating funds in relation thereto and for other purposes, as amended.

Finally, the following legislative measures were approved under Suspended Rules, viz:

With Acting Vice Mayor Councilor Alberto T. Ungab as the Temporary Presiding Officer, the 20^th City Council held its 17^th Regular Session on November 8, 2022, and approved the following legislative measures, to wit:

Furthermore, the Body likewise approved Resolutions Nos. 0573-22 to 0580-22 under Suspended Rules, “Congratulating and Commending Davao Artists and Cultural Groups Honored with the Gador Award, particularly: Nestor Horfilla, Agnes Locsin, Joey Ayala, Karl Gaspar, Popong Landero, Kublai Millan, Kathara Dance Theater Collective and Kaliwat Theater Collective, and Naming Them Davao City’s Ambassador for Culture and the Arts”.

Resolution No. 0581-22, Series of 2022, was adopted by the Body, “Thanking and Commending Davao Bay Eagles for its Donation of Seventy (70) Laptop Computers for the Division of City Schools”.

Moreover, Resolution No. 0582-22 and its Ordinance No. 053-22 were duly approved under Suspended Rules, authorizing the City Mayor to sign, for and in behalf of the City Government of Davao, the Memorandum of Agreement by and among the City Government of Davao, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) and the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) for the Implementation of the Pilot Project entitled, “Indigenous Peoples Civil Registration System in Davao City”.

Resolution No. 0583-22 and its Ordinance No. 054-22, were also approved, authorizing the City Mayor to accept and sign, the Deed of Donation to be executed by the City of Davao in favor of Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) relative to the donation of twenty-one (21) assorted medical apparatus and supplies.

In view of the City’s efforts to help those who have been affected by recent calamities such as Typhoon Paeng, Tropical Depression Maymay and Typhoon Neneng, Resolution Nos.0585-22 to 0612-22 and its corresponding Ordinance Nos. 055-22 to 082-22 were passed under Suspended Rules Granting Legislative Authority to the City Mayor to utilize a portion of the 30% Quick Response Fund (QRF) out of the 5% Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Fund (Calamity Fund) of the City Government of Davao for Calendar Year 2022 in the total amount of Fourteen Million Three Hundred Thousand (P14,300, 000.00) Pesos to identified Local Government Units declared under State of Calamity due to earthquake and typhoons, viz:

Finally, Resolution No. 0613-22 and Ordinance No. 083-22 were approved, granting legislative authority to the City Mayor to utilize a portion of the Thirty Percent (30%) Quick Response Fund (QRF) out of the Five Percent (5%) Disaster Risk Reduction Management Fund (Calamity Fund) of the City Government of Davao for Calendar Year 2022 in the amount of Thirty-Nine Million (P39,000,000.00) Pesos for the following account expenses namely: Welfare Goods for Thirty Million (P30,000,000.00) Pesos, Fuel Oil & Lubricants for Five Million (P5,000,000.00) Pesos; Other MOOE amounting to Two Million (P2,000,000.00) and Travelling Expenses in the amount of Two Million (P2,000,0000.00) Pesos.