The 20^th City Council held its 18^th Regular Session on May 9, 2023 and enacted Ordinance No. 0214-23, Series of 2023, entitled, “An Ordinance Amending Section 6 of City Ordinance No. 0546-21, Series of 2021”, relative to the establishment of the Davao City Inventions and Innovations Center.

            The Body likewise approved Resolution Nos. 1156-23 and 1157-23 and their corresponding Ordinances on Second Reading, all Series of 2023, pertinent to the Deed of Usufruct to be executed by and between the City of Davao and the Bureau of Fire Protection, relative to the City-Owned properties located in Barangay Ma-a, Talomo District and Pag-asa St., S.I.R New Matina, Brgy. 76-A, Talomo District, this City, to be used as sites for Fire Station.

            Through the sponsorship of Councilor Edgar P. Ibuyan Jr., Resolution No. 01163-23 and its Ordinance on Second Reading, both Series of 2023, were approved, enacting an Ordinance granting legislative authority to the City Mayor to sign the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to be entered into by and between the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the City Government of Davao for the installation of Streetlights under the construction/concreting of bypass road at JCT. Mamay-la Verna-Davao City Diversion Project.

            Resolution No. 01167-23 and its Ordinance No. 0215-23, both Series of 2023, were adopted under Suspended Rules, entitled “An Ordinance authorizing the City Mayor to enter into and sign, for and in behalf of the City of Davao, the amendment to the Memorandum of Agreement to be entered into by and between the City Government of Davao and the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) relative to the construction of the Davao City Public Hospital and Provision of its Hospital Equipment, subject to Government Budgeting, Accounting and Auditing Rules and Regulations of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), the Commission on Audit (COA), the Procurement Law, as well as other applicable laws.

            Moreover, Resolution No. 01168-23 and Ordinance No. 0216-23, both Series of 2023, were also approved by the Body, approving the request of the Bureau of Fire Protection-Davao City Fire District for an authority to purchase Motor Vehicle to be charged under the 20% Local Government Fund Share from the Fire Code Revenue in the amount  of Six Million Six Hundred Eighty-Seven Thousand Pesos (P6,687,000.00), for the improvement of the Davao City Fire District Office and activation of Bajada Fire Station, subject to Government Budgeting, Accounting and Auditing Rules and Regulations of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), the Commission on Audit (COA), the Procurement Law, as well as other applicable laws.

            Finally, Resolution No. 01169-23, Series of 2023, was also approved, Congratulating the Seven (7) Best Universities in Davao Region, based on the research of EduRank.org for best Universities in the Philippines 2023, as follows: Ateneo de Davao University (ADDU), University of Mindanao (UM) University of the Philippines Mindanao, University of the Southeastern Philippines (USEP), University of the Immaculate Conception (UIC), Davao Doctors College (DDC), and Holy Cross of Davao College (HCDC).