District Representative in Davao Region: Survey

By MAYA M. PADILLO

First Congressional District Representative Paolo Z. Duterte ranked first in the Top Performing District Representative Survey in Davao Region recently conducted by the RP-Mission Development Foundation Inc. (RPMD).

In a statement released to media, the independent surveying entity said Duterte garnered 81.3 percent of the votes. He was followed by Rep. Maria Carmen Zamora of Davao de Oro province with 80.5 percent.

Duterte said he humbly welcomed the survey results and thanked the general public for their support.

The RPMD recently assessed the public officials’ performance nationwide through the “Boses ng Bayan” initiative, which encourages openness and accountability among public officials.

ary 25 to March 8, 2023, by the RP-Mission and Development Foundation Inc., a nationwide survey performed per district in every region with a total of 10,000 respondents who were registered voters.

Meanwhile, Davao City Third District Rep. Isidro T. Ungab scored 77.6 percent followed by Claude Bautista of Davao Occidental (73.5%), John Tracy Cagas of Davao del Sur (70.3%), Cheeno Miguel Almario of Davao Oriental (70.5%), and Pantaleon Alvarez of Davao del Norte (70.9%).

Vice President Sara Duterte urged the participants and the youth to get involved in more productive activities being organized by the local government units (LGUs) as she joined the celebration of the “Kaamulan Festival” on Saturday.

Duterte also told parents to make sure their children will finish their studies and will stay away from illegal activities.

“Let’s bring (our children) to the good side, in going to school, in sports, and things like this -participating in activities (like Kaamulan events organized) by our local government units and our communities,” she told the audience.

Duterte also took the opportunity to thank the people of Bukidnon for supporting her and President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. during the 2022 elections.

“Finally, we were able to get together after the pandemic, and the seven tribes were kind enough to gather with them,” Gov. Rogelio Neil Roque said in his message.

Valencia City was declared champion in the float parade while Malaybalay City won the street dancing competition. Kalilangan took home the championship for the ground presentation.

Due to budget cuts, only the three LGUs joined the contests.

The Bukidnon Provincial Police Office deployed personnel to monitor and maintain peace and order, while some spectators complained of “strict measures” imposed all throughout the month-long festival.

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The “House of Representatives Public Satisfaction” Davao Region survey was part of the national poll “RPMD’s Boses ng Bayan” conducted from Febru- FMAN, P10

The street dance and float parade, participated in by the province’s seven tribes, are back after a three-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Kaamulan (from the Binukid word “amul” which means to gather) celebrates the customs and traditions of the seven tribal groups that originally inhabited the province -Bukidnon, Higaonon, Talaandig, Manobo, Matigsalug, Tigwahanon and Umayamnon. (PNA)