COUNCILOR RODOLFO M. MANDE

           In his maiden privilege speech rendered during the Regular Session held on January 11, 2022, Councilor Rodolfo M. Mande, expressed his gratitude and attributed the opportunity to their Manama, the Almighty God, for giving him the challenge to be in the august halls of the Sanggunian. 

          Positing that there is a lot that need to be done in government, Councilor Mande elucidated that it is their sacred challenge to make sure that within the next three (3) years, the will of the people will be advocated. Citing education, protection of ancestral domain as well as the preservation of their culture and tradition as his main advocacy, Councilor Mande informed his colleagues that to restore the dignity and honor of his fellow tribesmen, his organization, together with the private sector, have already made their small contribution in sponsoring the “Iskolar ng Tribu”.

As the duly elected Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representative (IPMR) to the Sanggunian, Councilor Mande emphasized that he will bring their lifelong crusade to the City Council.

COUNCILOR LUNA MARIA DOMINIQUE S. ACOSTA

          In view of the resignation of her mother, former Councilor Maria Belen S. Acosta, who was appointed as the Chairperson of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) on January 7, 2022, Councilor Luna Maria Dominique S. Acosta took her Oath of Office to serve the unexpired term of her mother as City Councilor of the First District of Davao. She assumed her post on March 8, 2022, which coincides with the celebration of the International Women’s Day.

          In her privilege speech, Councilor Acosta shared that she was exposed to strong women leaders at a young age, whose influence made a great impact to her. Alluding to her mother, former City Councilor Maria Belen S. Acosta, who taught her to take a stand for what she believes in and speak up for what is right, the lady Councilor averred that as she begins her time as the newest Member of the City Council, she is confident that her experiences and advocacies would serve as her guide to do what is best for the City.

Councilor Luna Maria Dominique S. Acosta was also nominated and elected as the new Chairperson of the Committees on Peace and Public Safety and Special Publication during the 11^th Regular Session held on March 15, 2022.

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11th Regular Session

March 15, 2022

 HIGHLIGHTS

The 19th City Council approved on Third and Final Reading Ordinance No. 0902-22, Series of 2022, amending Ordinance No. 1457, Series of 1974, entitled “An Ordinance Prohibiting the Loosening or Letting Stray Dogs in the City of Davao, Providing for the Catching and Impounding of the Same, Collection of Fees for Impounding them and Providing Further for their Disposition When Not Claimed Within a Certain Period and Providing for Penalty in Case of Violation Thereof.

The following Memoranda of Agreement with their corresponding Ordinances were duly approved on Second Reading, viz:

RESO NO.	TITLE
03390-22	Enacting an Ordinance Authorizing the City Mayor to Sign, for and in Behalf of the City Government of Davao, the Memorandum of Agreement 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), Public Works and Highways – Regional Office XI, and the City Government of Davao, Relative to the Construction of Marapangi Bridge with the Installation of a Double Lane Unibridge Structure Under the Tulay ng Pangulo Para sa Kaunlarang Pang Agraryo Project (TPKP)
03391-22	Enacting an Ordinance Authorizing the City Mayor to Sign, for and in Behalf of the City Government of Davao, the Memorandum of Agreement 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) – Regional Office XI, and the City Government of Davao, Relative to the Construction of Purok 9 Bridge in Barangay Sirawan, Toril, Davao City Under the Tulay ng Pangulo Para sa Kaunlarang Pang Agraryo Project (TPKP)
03392-22	Enacting an Ordinance Authorizing the City Mayor to sign, for and in Behalf of the City Government of Davao, the Memorandum of Agreement by and Between the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) – Region XI and the City of Davao, Relative to the Adoption of the Yakap Bayan Program in the Locality of the City of Davao
03393-22	Enacting an Ordinance Authorizing the City Mayor to Sign, for and in Behalf of the City Government of Davao, the Memorandum of Agreement by and Between the Department of Health – Davao Center for Health Development and the City of Davao, for the Transfer and/or Reimbursement of Funds for the Provision of Meals, Accommodation, and Transportation (MAT) Benefits to Qualified Health Care Workers (HCWs) under the Bayanihan Law Covering the Period from September 15, 2020 to December 19, 2020

Three separate Ordinances were passed under Suspended Rules authorizing the City Mayor to sign the Sister City Agreements between the City of Davao and Taian Municipal People’s Government of the Peoples Republic of China, Polokwane Municipality of South Africa, and the Islamic City of Marawi through Resolution Nos. 03403-22, 03404-22 and 03405-22, respectively with its corresponding Ordinance Nos. 0904-22, 0905-22, and 0906-22, all Series of 2022.

Finally, Resolution No. 03402-22, Series of 2022, was also adopted under Suspended Rules interposing no objection to the limited Face-To-Face Classes of 35 Public Schools in Davao City.