Davao City Mayor Baste Duterte and Sennan City Mayor Yamamoto Yuma signed a Memorandum of Intent signifying their commitment to pursue the sisterhood agreement between two cities.
The signing of the MOI was done during the courtesy visit of Yamamoto to Duterte.
The Sennan mayor was in Davao City recently together with a 10-man delegation from Sennan and Osaka Prefecture.
“In order to promote friendship and understanding, Davao City of the Republic of the Philippines and Senna City, Japan, recognize the need to jointly work on the basis of equality and mutual benefits.”
“Both parties shall actively carry out exchanges and cooperation in the fields of economy, trade, tourism, health, sports, and culture.”
“Subject to authorization of the Davao City Council in so far as Davao City is concerned, both parties shall actively carry out exchanges and cooperation in the fields of economy, trade, tourism, health, sports, and culture,” the MOI reads.
Both mayors also expressed their desire of having a direct flight from Davao to Osaka in the near future.
During the courtesy visit, the two mayors discussed possible collaborations in the areas of education, investment and tourism, smart city and people to people cooperation. Both mayors also expressed their desire of having a direct flight from Davao to Osaka in the near future.
For their two-day official itinerary, the Sennan delegation composed of city officials, prefecture representative, and entrepreneurs met with the Japanese Chamber of Commerce in Mindanao, the Consulate General of Japan in Davao, and visited some local Japanese businesses. They also visited the Davao City Council while in session, where they were formally recognized.
The sisterhood agreement between Davao and Sennan was approved by the Davao City International Relations Board last November 15, 2022 and is now being processed for the City Council to pass a resolution to authorize Mayor Duterte to sign the agreement.
