Quezon City and Davao to Renew Sister Agreement
REKINDLING OLD TIES. Led by Quezon City Vice Mayor Joy Belmonte, efforts to renew Quezon City’s sisterhood pact with Davao City made 23 years ago are now underway.
In fact, a resolution that aims to expand the cooperative agreements of the two cities was recently filed by Councilor Gian Carlo Sotto according to Belmonte.
“I believe the re-establishment of our sister city partnership with Davao City will boost our promotion of socio-cultural, trade and economic development,” said Belmonte yesterday.
The vice mayor also added that Quezon City can learn a lot from Davao City when it comes to governance, disaster management, transportation, tourism, education, technology, and more.
In 1995, a memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed by former mayor Ismael Mathay and President Duterte when he was still mayor of Davao establishing the sister agreement between the two cities.
The MOU was signed without “institutionalization” of the Quezon City Council according to Belmonte.
“Mayor Sara Duterte will be in Quezon City next month to sign the new agreement with Mayor HB (Herbert Bautista),” said Belmonte.
In total, Quezon City has signed 21 sister city agreements with various cities in countries like Japan, Taiwan, China, USA, Canada, and Myanmar.
