President Rodrigo Duterte has signed the Metropolitan Davao Development Authority (MDDA) bill into law, acting Presidential spokesperson and PCOO Sec. Martin Andanar announced Wednesday, April 27.
It will be known as Republic Act No. 11708 or the Metropolitan Davao Development Authority Act.
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The law noted the state’s adoption of “a national dispersion through regional strategy to revitalize large cities and eventually stir them to expand their physical areas for planning as well as their service areas for urban service delivery.”
The scope of services under the MDDA Act will include development planning; transport management; solid waste disposal and management; flood control and sewerage management; urban renewal, zoning, land use planning and shelter services; health sanitation, urban protection and pollution control; and public safety.
The MDDA aims to boost the economic status of the province and to improve the livelihood of its residents, as well as the whole province of Metro Davao. KC– ag
