Duterte highlights Davao's best practices

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Duterte davao article

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte, in his fourth State of the Nation Address (Sona), boasted some of Davao City's best practices.

The President highlighted the city's 911, Liquor Ban, the Anti-Nuisance Ordinance (Karaoke Ban) and the Smoking ordinance, which he carried out as an Executive Order since he assumed the Presidency in 2016.

“If you go to Davao, Davao has the best 911,” Duterte said in his speech, while urging the 18th National Congress to push for a law mandating a Fire Modernization Program.

The President said there are still cities and municipalities in the country that do not have modernized equipment to put out the fire. He also said that some local government units (LGUs) do not even have a fire truck.

He then called on finance secretary Carlos “Sonny” Dominguez to allocate a separate budget to modernize the fire department.

Duterte said since Davao City utilized the 911 emergency hotline system, all auxiliary services from the fire to the rescue department, were integrated to cater to the on-call response.

The president launched the national 911 hotline in August 2016, months after he assumed the presidency.

The 911 hotline was launched in Davao City in 2003. Back then, only the United States and Canada utilized the three-digit emergency hotline to immediately bridge contact to appropriate auxiliary agencies in times of emergency.

In relation to the Anti-Smoking and Liquor Ban, he urged Congress to fasttrack the amendment of the Sin Tax Law which would be used to subsidize the recently enacted Universal Health Care (UHC) Law.

Meanwhile, the President reminded all mayors, governors and other higher local and provincial government executives to hasten government transactions to three days.

Duterte recalled when he was still city mayor of Davao all necessary documents were processed after an hour.

He recently signed the Ease of Doing Business Act mandating to fasttrack government transaction within three working days.

“All clearances and permits emanating the need of your approval must be out within three days. I want three days unless there is an exceptional reason,” Duterte said, adding the delays cause extortion from government offices.

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