Without mentioning Senator Trillanes’ name, Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte called the senator “ugok” (stupid) and described the allegation as "wild accusations."?
An official of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau in the Davao region criticized the cancellation of the 75 mining agreements saying the move contradicted President Rodrigo Duterte’s goal towards industrialization.
A total of 91 public officials were dismissed from service, according to the 2016 report of the Office of the Ombudsman in Mindanao.
A total of 82,532 indigent senior citizens received a P500 per month pension from the Department of Social Welfare and Development since 2011 in Davao region, according to the agency’s accomplishment report for 2016.
President Rodrigo Duterte said that he would not interfere with the decision of Department of Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Gina Lopez to close various mines in Surigao del Norte.