Mr. Hisashi Shiroma, the Section Chief of Okinawa’s Peace and Subnational Diplomacy Promotion Division, paid a courtesy call to Davao City Mayor Sebastian Z. Duterte on Thursday, August 14, 2024, at Matina Enclaves. Joining Mr. Shiroma are Mr. Motoki Matsuoka of the Okinawa Peace and Subnational Diplomacy Promotion Division, and Mr. Michiharu Honda, Senior Researcher […]

The Political and Public Diplomacy Counsellor of the Australian Embassy in the Philippines, Ms. Johanna Stratton, had a courtesy call with Davao City Mayor Sebastian Z. Duterte on July 31, 2024, at Matina Enclaves Residences. Program Officer for Economic Governance and Infrastructure Ms. Angela Aquino accompanied Ms. Stratton. During the meeting, Ms. Stratton shared the […]

In a courtesy call, Mayor Sebastian Duterte warmly welcomed Ms. Zhao Xiuzhen, the newly appointed Consul General of the People’s Republic of China in Davao. Consul General Zhao expressed her gratitude for the city’s hospitality and for the opportunity to meet the City Mayor, saying her predecessor, former Consul General Li Ling already assured her […]

To encourage Japanese businessmen to visit and do business in Davao, Mayor Sebastian Z. Duterte personally addressed almost a hundred Japanese business representatives in Osaka and Tokyo; urging them to learn more about Davao City and discover what it can offer as a top tourism and investment destination in the Philippines. Mayor Duterte led a […]

The French Ambassador to the Philippines, H.R. Michéle Boccoz had a courtesy meeting with Davao City Vice Mayor Atty. J Melchor B. Quitain on May 04, 2023, at the Davao City Investment and Tourism Promotions Building. Ambassador Boccoz mentioned that strengthening relationships between French-Filipino communities in Davao will foster cooperation within the city which is […]

Davao City Mayor Sebastian Z. Duterte and Sennan City Mayor Yamamoto Yuma signed the Sister City Agreement between Davao and Sennan last April 25 at the Sora Rinku, Sennan Long Park, Osaka City, Japan. The Sister City Agreement establishes a sisterhood relationship between the two cities to promote mutually beneficial cooperation in education, cultural and […]

His Excellency Jarosław Szcepankiewicz, Poland’s Ambassador to the Philippines paid a courtesy call to Mayor Sebastian Z. Duterte during the former’s visit to Davao last May 18, 2023. The Polish envoy was joined by the CEO of OneMark Engineering Technologies Mr. Mark Ryan Juanitas, Mr. Bartek Wasiewski, Mr. Miguel Santos, and former Davao SPMC Chief […]

H.E. Luc Véron, Ambassador of the European Union (EU) delegation to the Philippines, paid a courtesy call to Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte last May 17, 2023, in efforts to forge bilateral cooperation and to discuss governance, job creation, renewable energy, and assistance to vulnerable populations, specifically in Mindanao. Ambassador Véron remarked that the EU’s […]

In his visit to Malaysia, Davao City Mayor Sebastian Z. Duterte was impressed by the best practices of the Putrajaya City Government, particularly its One Government Center and the Putrajaya Command Centre, and envisions establishing the same in Davao City. The Mayor mentioned this sentiment during his courtesy meeting with Putrajaya Corporation President Honorable TPr. […]

In a courtesy call and business meeting today with Huawei Technologies Philippines, Inc., Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte expressed his openness to pursue a partnership with Chinese giant company, Huawei. Huawei Philippines Regional Department Director Mr. Leon Guo expressed interest in working with the Mayor via a public-private industrial collaboration on renewable energy and education. […]