Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte on Tuesday emphasized to the Iranun tribe that in Davao City, respect for each other and no discrimination are being maintained.
Speaking before the residents and members of the Iranun Tribe during the caravan titled “Kulturavan: Seguridad at Kaalaman” held at Gem Village Gym in Ma-a, Davao City, the mayor underscored that the people in the city are united despite having different religious beliefs.
“Gusto nako istorya na kining Davao sagol ang mga tao diri. Naay Muslim, Kristiyano, naay mga Buddhist, Protestant ug born again, pag diri sa Davao okay na nga naa tay relihiyon, okay na. Pero pag naa ta sa gawas, usa ra ta tanan Dabawenyo. Dili puwede na mu-discriminate ta ug tao diri sa Davao kay tungod sa relihiyon ug tinuhuan. Basta ang atoang pinakataas na tinuhuan diri ang inyuhang Ginoo,” Duterte said.
The mayor also stressed that in Davao City, respect for each other is essential.
“Diri sa Davao naa pud ta isa pa ka tinuhuan, respeto sa isig ka tao. Aron sa paggawas nato sa atong mga panimalay, dili ta magsinikuay. Kung unsa man sanina sa lain respituhon ta na. Kay kung dili ta magsinabtanay, magkagubot atong lugar,” Duterte said.
Duterte urged the public to always approach the city government for their concerns.
“Kung naay maldito o bugoy duna tay mga pulis. Kung naay gigutom ug wala na gyud makaon, naay CSWDO. Naa moy gubot ug mga away away naa ang kapitan ug deputy mayor. Naa ta’y mga ingon ana. Ayaw ninyo pasagdi nga kung dili ninyo makaya na kamo kamo ra, adtua ninyong gobyerno. Kung makakita mo ug taga gobyerno, duol lang mo mapa-sundalo, pulis, taga barangay, ug unsa pa, CSWDO, Cenro, tanan naka uniporme ug gobyerno,” he said.
He also said that activities like the caravan is among the city government of Davao’s way of bringing the services to the people and to show to the Dabawenyos that they can access its services.
“Para kahibaw mo nga naa inyong gobyerno. Naa diri ang sundalo, deputy mayor, barangay captain, ug pulis. Importante na makahibaw mo sa oras nga may problema mo puwede mo muduol bisan kinsa sa amoa kay andam mi pirmi na mutabang. Kung naa moy problema sa inyong mga komunidad, naa ra mi diri. Mao na gahimo ta ug caravan para mailhan mi ninyo. Kami tanan taga gobyerno ug gusto namo ipakita sa inyuha ug makit-an ninyo nga naa mi,” he said.
Duterte also said that it is the obligation and responsibility of the city government of Davao to provide a solution to a problem or situation that causes hardship to the people.
After the program, the mayor entertained the concerns of the residents and the members of the Iranun tribe.
The activity was organized by Task Force Davao (TF Davao) aiming to educate the people about the culture and security of the people.
“The activity aims to address issues and concerns at the same time it is anchored to the program of Task Force Davao, which is the Culture of Security,” said Major John Louie Dema-ala, public information officer of TF Davao.
