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DAVAO CITY (PNA) – Operations of all beach and inland resorts in the Island Garden City of Samal (Igacos) are suspended, as well as gatherings and parties in private resorts and establishments, from June 1 to June 14 due to the spike in COVID-19 cases. Mayor Al David Uy released Executive Order
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File photo May 30, 2021 ON MARCH 25, 2021, the bill creating the Metropolitan Davao Development Authority (MDDA) was passed on the third and final reading following the deliberations of the House of Representatives.
The bill, which aims to focus on the socio-economic opportunities for the entire Davao Region, was hurried and unhampered amid the ongoing crisis brought about by the Covid-19.
Davao City Third District Representative Isidro Ungab, proponent of the bill, bared this proposal during his oath-taking speech on June 21, 2019, at the Sangguniang Panlungsod.
Ungab said his proposal for a metropolitan area would further unite all Davao provinces into one region.
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+ May 28, 2021 DAVAO City Third District Representative Isidro Ungab, author of the bill creating the Metropolitan Davao Development Authority (MDDA), is hopeful that the proposed measure will be signed into law before President Rodrigo Duterte ends his term in mid-2022. I hope this will be passed during the incumbency of President Duterte para masugdan dayon, mahabol unta sa (so we could start and be included in the) 2022 budget, Ungab said during the Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. (DCCCII) 5th General Membership Meeting virtual presser on Friday morning, May 28.
During the virtual presser, the House representative highlighted the recent passage of House Bill (HB) 8930 or an act creating the MDDA.
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Photo by RJ Lumawag May 14, 2021 ASYMPTOMATIC tourists who are quarantined at a facility in the Island Garden City of Samal (Igacos), Davao del Norte seemed to be just enjoying a vacation, as they are allowed to swim in the beaches as part of their therapy, Igacos Mayor Al David Uy said. Wala may problema, mura g nagbakasyon sila kay beach resort man. Madugay-dugayan pero libre na sila kaon, libre kwarto (It is not a problem because it’s like they are on vacation as our isolation facilities are in a beach resort. You might be put on hold for a bit longer, but they are provided free food and accommodation),” Uy said in an interview on 87.5 FM Davao City Disaster Radio on Thursday, May 13, 2021.
Published May 13, 2021, 6:10 PM
DAVAO CITY – The Department of Tourism (DOT)-Davao will investigate the alleged “sexual harassment and gender discrimination” allegedly committed against a transgender woman during her visit to a resort at the Island Garden City of Samal (IGACOS).
Shannon R. Gonzaga, a transgender, complained of being discriminated against by the resort staff and management after she was prevented from taking shower at the women’s common room for being “gay” last May 8.
The agency, in a statement Thursday, maintained that it advocates gender equality and mainstreaming and deplores gender-based harassment or discrimination.
“The DOT is an advocate of gender equality and mainstreaming, and does not tolerate any form of gender-based harassment nor discrimination in its systems, structures, policies, programs, and processes,” it said.