Ordinance No. 0539-24, Series of 2024, entitled “An Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 0362-17, Series of 2017, otherwise known as “The Maritime Coordinating Council (MCC) of Davao City”, as Amended by Ordinance No. 0116-19, Series of 2019, To Include Under Section 4 A Provision To Include the Davao City Maritime Police Station and To Amend The Unit Mandated as The Vice Chairperson of the MCC Composition” was approved on Third and Final Reading during the 24^th Regular Session of the 20^th City Council.

Resolution No. 02538-24, Series of 2024, and its corresponding Ordinance on Second Reading were adopted by the Body, 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 the Department of Health – Davao Center for Health Development relative to the construction of Super Health Center through Health Facilities Enhancement Program FY 2023.

Further, Resolution No. 02539-24, Series of 2024, and its Ordinance on Second Reading, entitled “Enacting an Ordinance Institutionalizing the Water-Break Time in the Private and Public Schools Offering Day Care, Kindergarten and Elementary Classes in the City of Davao” were approved espoused by Councilor Jessica M. Bonguyan.

Meanwhile, Davao Light and Power Company (DLPC) was invited to the plenary to clarify the proposed rate increase in electricity in the City. Mr. Roger Velasco, President and COO of Davao Light and Power Company (DLPC), explained that the country’s drought and El Niño caused a decrease in the supply of cheaper hydroelectricity from Mindanao’s hydropower sources, including Lake Lanao in Marawi and Pulangi in Bukidnon. According to him, the absence of intake in the aforementioned plants has resulted to the 80% drop in the delivery of energy to DLPC. Instead of the inexpensive power generated by the aforementioned facilities, DLPC received an alternate but more expensive supply through the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market, or WESM, established by Republic Act No. 9136 or the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA).

Lastly, Resolution No. 02587-24 and its corresponding Ordinance No. 0544-24, both Series of 2024, were enacted under Suspended Rules, granting exemption to all exhibitors in the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises Development (MSMED) Week 2024 from the payment of Special Mayor’s Permit Fees covering the period July 12-14, 2024 including Resolution No. 02588-24, Series of 2024, Commending the Security and Safety Units Deployed During the 2024 Davao Regional Athletics Association (DAVRAA) Meet.