The Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia, His Excellency Agus Widjojo was in Davao City and met with Davao City Mayor Sebastian Z. Duterte at the Davao City Investment and Promotion Center for a Courtesy Call last March 13, 2023. In the meeting, Mayor Duterte hopes ‘to strengthen ties with Indonesia for partnership’ as it […]

The Embassy of the People’s Republic of China through their Deputy Chief of Mission, Mr. Zhou Zhiyong, met with Mayor Sebastian Duterte on Tuesday afternoon to discuss further bilateral relationships and possible trade partnerships. Included in the itinerary of the Chinese delegation was a visit to a durian farm in the city, with prospects to […]

Senior Adviser of the Jinjiang Municipal Government Mr. Zhang Wenxian had a courtesy visit with Mayor Sebastian Z. Duterte on February 28, 2023, further strengthening the relationship between Davao City and Jinjiang City. Jinjiang’s 38-man delegation was composed of government officials and high-ranking business executives. Among the companies present are Anta and Panpan, which expressed […]

Senior Trade Commissioner Guy Boileau of the Embassy of Canada in the Philippines visits Davao City on February 21-22 to “listen and hear about the opportunities or businesses in Davao City to be in collaboration with businesses in Canada.” During the courtesy meeting with Davao City Mayor Sebastian Z. Duterte, Mr. Boileau said that their […]

Twenty-five Czech business leaders and seven members of the Czech parliament, including the Deputy Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, were in Davao City last February 16, 2023, to attend the very first Czech Davao Business Forum held in Dusit Thani Hotel. Czech Ambassador to the Philippines Jana Sediva and key officials from the Embassy […]

LOOK | A delegation from the City of Victorias, Negros Occidental headed by Mayor Javier Miguel L. Benitez had a Courtesy Meeting with Mayor Sebastian Z. Duterte today, February 7, 2023. One of the matters discussed in the meeting was the possible sister city agreement between Davao and Victorias.

His Excellency Marat Pavlov, Russia’s Ambassador to the Philippines paid a courtesy call to Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte during the former’s visit to Davao on February 7, 2023. The Russian envoy was accompanied by his wife, Irina, and members of the Russian Orthodox Church. During the exchange, Ambassador Pavlov remarked that Davao and Russia […]

At a dinner hosted by the City Government of Davao, the Kalumon Performing Ensemble performed Mindanaoan songs and dances to entertain the new Philippine Ambassadors. The dinner was held last December 9, 2022, following the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Economic Diplomacy Program (EDP) Town Hall session at the Waterfront Insular Hotel Davao. The event […]

Australian Ambassador to the Philippines, H.E. Hae Kyong Yu, expressed her firm support for the City Government of Davao and Mayor Duterte’s plans and programs during a courtesy meeting with the Mayor on December 9, 2022. “We are happy to visit Davao City, (it’s my first time here and I will be bringing my husband […]