November 23, 2009 is a day that will forever live in infamy, not only for the Philippine media community, which lost 32 of its own in what is now acknowledged as the single deadliest attack on the press on record, but also the for the country’s body politic, for which the slaughter was the worst incident of electoral violence in the country’s recent history.
November 20 is the anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), which mandates and obliges governments, including the Philippines to uphold children’s rights to survival, development, protection and participation.
Mayor Sara Duterte has ordered the creation of the Local Zoning Review Committee which will be responsible for the "efficient and effective implementation" of the city's development plans, programs, objectives, and priorities.
The city's Lingap Para sa Mahirap, a government program which caters to the needs of indigent patients has transferred to its new office.
A 2015 population census showed that Davao del Sur was the fastest growing province in Davao region with an average annual population growth of 1.84 percent.