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Noting that Davao is seven times the size of Metro Manila, Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte has called for the immediate implementation of the law creating the Metropolitan Davao Development Authority (MDDA) down south.
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Duterte was referring to Republic Act (RA) No
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Senator Christopher Lawrence Go. (PNA file photo) DAVAO CITY - The passage of the Metropolitan Davao Development Authority (MDDA) will further bolster development in Mindanao, said Senator Christopher Lawrence Go Thursday. President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law Republic Act 11708 or "An Act Creating Metropolitan Davao Development Authority," establishing a special development and administrative region to be known as Metropolitan Davao consisting of six cities and nine municipalities. MDDA will have jurisdiction over Davao City and the nearby cities of Panabo, Tagum, and Samal in Davao del Norte; Digos in Davao del Sur; Mati in Davao Oriental; and the municipalities of Sta. Cruz, Hagonoy, Padada, Malalag and Sulop in Davao del Sur; Carmen in Davao del Norte; Maco in Davao de Oro; and Malita and Sta. Maria in Davao Occidental. "This will benefit Mindanao as a whole. It is imperative that we create an agency which can centralize and oversee the development efforts and in