THE DAVAO City Investment Promotion Center (DCIPC) facilitated an executive coordination meeting with sister city, Hamamatsu City, Japan, for future collaborations under the Action Plan for the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Cooperation.
DCIPC said the strategic session laid out actionable frameworks across the vital sectors of education, academia, industry, and investment.
Christian D. Cambaya, DCIPC acting head, outlined Davao City’s prospective areas for collaboration during the meeting.
Delegates from the International Affairs Division under the Planning and Coordinating Department of Hamamatsu City presented their key proposals and strategic vision for the Action Plan.
Congressman Omar Duterte, in his message of support, lauded Hamamatsu City for its sustained partnership and dedication to mutual development between the two cities.
“When we bring these strengths together, we create opportunities for both our cities to learn from one another and to grow together,” Duterte said in a press release.
Duterte stressed the complementary strengths of the two cities that should be taken advantage of.
Duterte also said Davao could learn from Japan’s experience in advanced technology and high-quality manufacturing.
Davao also has a lot to offer to Japan with strong agricultural resources, a young and talented workforce, a growing consumer market, and potential for new industries and investments, being a growing economic center in Mindanao.
“I encourage everyone participating today to be ambitious, but also practical. Let us identify programs that we can actually implement and sustain,” he said.
The Davao-Hamamatsu sister-city relationship was formalized through a memorandum of understanding signed in October 2024.
Aside from Hamamatsu, Davao City is also maintaining sister-city relationships with Kitakyushu and Sennan.
The engagement was attended by city councilors Rachel Zozobrado and Myrna Dalodo-Ortiz, Mr. Matsui Yoshizaku, Director of Hamamatsu City’s International Affairs Division, and Hamamatsu City Councilor Suzuki Hiroyuki.
Photo courtesy of Davao City Investment Promotion Center
