Davao City Vice Mayor Melchor Quitain Jr. said he is open to have city councilors and their staff members take surprise drug tests after a call was raised by other officials to do so.
The Agdao Farmer’s Market Vendors Association sought the city council last March and requested the dry goods and variety section be moved to the ground floor which still have vacant spaces.
An environmental coalition is considering legal action on the Samal Island-Davao City Bridge project (SIDC) after seeing little action from the city government on the environmental damages that the project may bring to both Davao and Samal Island.
The groups Interfacing Development Interventions for Sustainability (IDIS) and the Sustainable Davao Movement (SDM) protest the cutting of trees as it is covered by the Davao City Heritage Trees Protection Ordinance.
An Australian company is interested in funding Davao City’s waste-to-energy project after the initial funder Japan seems to face problems.