THE 20th Davao City Council, under the leadership of Vice Mayor J. Melchor B. Quitain Jr., has produced a little less than 400 ordinances and over 2,000 resolutions, signifying their productivity over the past three years.
"Ah, wala na. Natapos na. In fact, even during the session now, we still have items for first reading. These items will no longer... no results can be expected from these items from the 20th Council kasi tapos na," Quitain said when asked for an update about the legislations that have been passed and whether there are still measures being addressed before June 30.
(Ah, that’s it. It’s over. In fact, even during the session now, we still have items for first reading. These items will no longer... no results can be expected from these items under the 20th Council because it's already over.)
"What will happen is these items will be archived. After we have the election for the new set of committees, we can always revive these items," he said during the Aprubado sa Konseho, on Tuesday morning, June 17, 2025, at the Sangguniang Panlungsod.
From July 2022 to December 2023, the city council passed 757 resolutions and 140 ordinances. It followed with 1,004 resolutions and 150 ordinances from January to November 2024. As of May 2025, the city council has recorded an additional 284 resolutions and 88 ordinances. These numbers represent the output of the city council across regular sessions and committee work.
During the 20th city council's term, it passed 19 landmark ordinances addressing various social, environmental, and administrative issues. These include the creation of the Persons with Disabilities Affairs Office and the institutionalization of the Davao City Earthquake Response Task Force.
Ordinances also focused on safety and disaster response, such as the Anti-Spaghetti Wire Ordinance, the ordinance on Pre-emptive and Forced Evacuation, and the Amended Comprehensive Anti-Smoking Ordinance.
Other measures passed include the Davao City Anti-Bullying Ordinance, the Paperless Session Ordinance, and the Water-Break Time Ordinance.
The Council also passed the ordinance declaring Mount Apo Natural Park as a Geopark and amended the Davao City Comprehensive Traffic Code. It created new offices and programs through the Davao City Housing Office, the Davao City Youth Development Division, and the Dabawenyo DCplinado Curriculum.
Additional ordinances included the Solo Parent Ordinance, the ordinance establishing mandatory shelters for IP watchers and runners of patients, and the Amended CCTV Ordinance to improve security and monitoring in public spaces. Ashley Kate L. Panaligan, SPAMAST intern