Asa nindot puy-an or suroyan: Cebu or Davao?

[SamuraiArcher]

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first ni sa philippines hah

The “Anti-Discrimination Ordinance of Davao City” is aimed at protecting the “minorities” from discrimination. Duterte said his bill’s predicate is based on giving equal opportunity based on gender, race, color, descent or national ethnic and origin and religion.

Among the discriminatory acts specifically mentioned in the proposed ordinance are the following:

Refusing employment to a job applicant or imposing onerous terms or conditions which are not imposed on another similarly situated or circumstanced; by denying or limiting access to an employee, opportunities for promotion, transfer, training, schooling or to any other benefit which are otherwise granted to other employees.
Refusing or failing to accept any person for admission as student in any public or private educational and/or vocational institution, or by subjecting said person to terms and conditions for his acceptance in the said institution which are not imposed on other applicants similarly situated.
Refusing to provide goods or services and/or imposing onerous terms or conditions as requisite for providing goods or services to a person which are not refused or subjected to others.
Refusing or failing to allow any person to avail of quarters or accommodations in a house, apartment, condominium, townhouse, flat, hotel, inn, dormitory or any other places of dwelling being rented out or offered to the public for a fee, rental or other forms of compensation.
Subjecting, either by verbal or written word or publication, to ridicule or insult or attributing despicable behavior and/or bad habits or associating with violence and criminal activities, any person or group of persons by reason of the above mentioned predicates.
Refusing entry into restaurants, bars, stores, movie houses, malls and other places of entertainment and businesses which are open to general public or refusing or failing to attend to or serve the orders for food, drinks, beverages and other goods, consumable and non-consumable, to any person by reason of the above predicates.
Doing any other analogous act which demeans the dignity and self-respect of a person or impairs, mars, reduces or nullifies the recognition, enjoyment or exercise of his human and legal rights and basic freedoms in the political, labor, economic, social, cultural and spheres on the basis of the same predicates.

The proposed ordinance penalizes any violators with imprisonment of not more than 15 days for first-time offenders and not more than six months of imprisonment for those who committed violation more than once. Fines, to be determined by the City Council, will also be exacted.

quality of life

davao is driving away the people and investors....will this help the quality of life for davaoenos? i don't think so..........ambot unsaon ani na ordinance para na-ay quality of life ang mga tawo....

[maione]

davao is driving away the people and investors....will this help the quality of life for davaoenos? i don't think so..........ambot unsaon ani na ordinance para na-ay quality of life ang mga tawo....

hahahahhaha...laina jud manghuna2x sa tga cebu uie, "driving people away?"hahahaha..ex. ni xa nga way quality imung life,hehhehe,,joke lng..peace..
lahi lage dinhhi sa davao ppositive man ang feedback..

meant to be broken??hehheheheh,,
timan e ang fire cracker ban sa davao, muanhi ka ug pasko dinhi murag biyernes santo, waalay paboto, ginacopy nagud ni sa mga neighboring cities, ang tagum nlng ang wala,

another ex. smoking ban,ginavisit ang davao sa tga brunie,indonesia, pra observahan ang implementation, bilib kaayo cla..

pra ra na sa tga cebu ra nang rules are meant to be broken, ofcourse di jud ka maka ingun nga 100% mufollow ang tanan tao,,, sa china man gani nga bitay ang katapat sa drug pusher, naa man gani gihapon madakpan..

naga improve man pod ang economy sa davao, pero ang uban aspect sa cebu as a city ambot lng naa bay improvement.
wa mo natingala nga sa kadaghay business asa niadto ang mga buwis ? pero sa davao nga ingun ninyu bad ang economy nganung ang local government naka provide ug 911 ug state-of-the-art Public Safety Command Center (PSCC) ....

magpadala gani unta ang davao ug rescue mission tung tsunami sa japan,

asa namn inyung mga buwis niadto?nanghambog mo tag as kaayo ang building, daghay negosyo,pero asa ang buwis ninyu,

[maione]

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state-of-the-art Public Safety Command Center (PSCC)...

[taga_ipil]

hala naa nang taga Davao oh... bawos Cebu nyahahaha [debate mode] [careful sa OT/create new thread]

[lifestyleevents]

cebu is the best place

[maione]

The Brunei Times The Miracle of Davao City


Sign of the times: Davao City's blanket no-smoking campaign is having a healthy, unprecedented effect on its population. Picture: BT/Chiew Chee Phoong


Chiew Chee Phoong
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN
Sunday, August 30, 2009



THE Airbus 319 of Cebu Pacific made its final descent to Davao International Airport. The flight attendant announced upon landing, "We would like to inform you of the Smoking Ban in Davao City. Smoking is strictly prohibited in public places of the city, including the airport and its premises. Let's help make Davao Smoke-Free."

Amazing, isn't it? This was the first time that I had visited a smoke-free city. To date, Davao is still the only city amongst the 1,631 cities and municipalities in the Philippines that is strictly implementing the Tobacco Regulation Act of 2003.

During my eight days' stay, I didn't see a single soul smoking in any food establishments, dance halls, night clubs or even in the parks, streets and markets, which are deemed public places. Representatives from many cities in the Philippines, and a group from Vietnam, have all come to learn from Davao. A delegation from Bangkok will visit there in September.

One night along some busy streets, I did see some "tak tak" boys selling cigarettes from vendors, but there seemed to be more sellers than buyers. To top it off, after making a concerted effort, I still failed to spot any transactions being concluded.

Amid my amazement, I dropped by Davao City Hall to interview Dr Domilyn Villarreiz, the chief of the Anti-Smoking Task Force, to find out the secret behind this huge success in the largest city of Mindanao, home to 1.4 million people.

Chiew: When did you start the comprehensive ban on smoking in Davao?

Villarreiz: The law was implemented on November 9, 2002. In May 2002, we started our public information campaign, and in November we started apprehending violators.

What is the fine for smoking?

The fine is 500 to 10,000 pesos ($15-$300). The first offence is about 500 to 1,000 pesos ($15-$30), the second offence is 1,000 to 5,000 pesos ($30-$150), and the third offence is 5,000 to 10,000 pesos ($150-$300).

And for the establishments who do not comply with the requirements, the fine will be about 5,000 pesos ($150) or not more than 30 days imprisonment, or both, plus the cancellation or revocation of their business permits and other licences.

At the beginning, were there a lot of difficulties or problems?

Yes, of course. Some owners and managers of establishments, especially night spots, night clubs and coffee shops, thought that because they catered to customers who drink alcoholic beverages or drink coffee, that those customers smoke at the same time. But of course they adjusted to it later because we stressed to them that this was for the good of their customers, and that most Filipinos were non-smokers.So you are backed up by this majority?

Yes. We had a silent minority before, but now they help us in our advocacy, and help us to educate smokers that these places do not allow smoking.

Actually, we are not saying that you should stop smoking right away. Since we started this campaign seven years ago, three things have happened to our smokers.

One, they have stopped smoking because there are only a few places where they can smoke. Also, cigarettes are not readily accessible because only a few places sell cigarettes. We don't allow the sale of cigarettes within 100 metres of schools and recreational facilities. So smokers have to look for places that sell cigarettes.

Second, they have reduced the number of sticks they puff every day. So, if they were not able to stop, they will cut down. A person who smoked 10 sticks per day will cut down to eight or five.

The third thing is that we now have disciplined and responsible smokers, which means that if they go out, they look for a place where they are allowed to smoke. They don't just smoke anywhere.

We have received information from our media partners that when our smokers go to other cities like Cebu, which allows smoking anywhere, they do not smoke inside the buildings even if they are allowed to. Instead, they go outside to look for a smoking area.

Just now I saw a no-smoking sign in the park.

Yes, there is no smoking in the park. Even though it is an open area, it is still considered a public place. We include places where people converge or congregate, such as parks, public playgrounds and markets.

So, in parks where people converge during programmes, rallies and concerts, we don't allow people to smoke in them.

People's Park is one of our model parks in Davao for being smoke-free, where we do not allow people to bring in cigarettes, lighters and matches.

Do you search them?

There are guards who do it. One time, the mayor and the task force torched, for symbolic purpose, all the cigarettes that had been confiscated.Did you face any resistance or any lobbying from cigarette companies? Did they put any pressure on you?

They wrote a letter to the mayor but of course we did not respond to it. There is a certain World Health Organisation article called the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, or FCTC, to which the Philippines and I think also Brunei is one of the signatories.

This (FCTC) says that there should be no tobacco industry interference in any law or any activity of a member party. So we should not engage in any activity with the tobacco industry, and they should not interfere with the implementation of any law.

Also, we are reminded of the corporate social responsibility of the tobacco industry, and that we should not accept any money for any activity from the industry.

Meaning they cannot be the sponsors of any activity?

Correct, not even concerts or any Formula One race. They should not be in it anymore. I think about 163 countries are signatories to the FCTC.

What is the organisational structure of the task force?

The Mayor of Davao is the head. He is the honorary chairperson and is represented by the city administrator during our meetings. I'm the co-chairperson, and under us are the City Health Office as well as the legal, business, tourism, public works and city information offices and the Davao City Police Office.

How do you enforce the law?

Each of these offices has representatives, and we conduct inspections of establishments. We have a flowchart on how to do things. The first step is being inspected by city engineers to ensure compliance by establishments.

Did any non-governmental organisations help?

Aside from the task force, I have set up the Association of Smoke-free Davao Advocates, which is comprised of religious leaders including Muslim leaders, community leaders and health professionals who helped us with our public information campaign, advocacy and monitoring of establishments. We have more than 1,000 members and they are very active in monitoring.

We also have the support of medical organisations, especially in conducting lectures in schools, communities and work places.

Do you have visitors coming to Davao to find out about, or maybe even attempt to emulate, your model?

Actually, a lot of visitors come to the city. Last year we had visitors from Hanoi. They just came for a study tour. In May this year there were seven groups from Metro Manila, and this September we will have visitors from Bangkok. They want to see how we are doing it in Davao.

It feels very good when we visit the restaurants here, with not even one smoker in sight.

People will stare at you if you smoke in the restaurants. And if somebody smokes inside, they can actually call 911.

Our 911 also provides support when it comes to smoking violation. Anything that requires police activity, apprehension, law violation, 911 will respond.

They don't have 911 (to respond to anti-smoking) in other cities of Philippines, only Davao City.

Smoking is still a smoker's choice. Where can people smoke in this city?

They can smoke only in their houses. When we started (in 2002), the mayor said in his speech during the launch that if you want to smoke, there are three places that you can smoke in Davao: You climb Mt Apo (the highest peak in the Philippines); you cross the sea to the other islands; or you can go to the cemetery, because that is where you are going anyway.

The Brunei Times

basta taga davao mga DCplinado

[taga_ipil]

Cebuanos... aha daw inyo Taxes

I can see where my Taxes Go... not just one but many


Aha nindot Suroyan?

[Jantehshiznit]

LOL at posting news about their city. so we do have a lot of those.

[xetelx]

Agree ko sa originality sa mga Cebuanos. We don't even need Ateneo and Lasalle diri. Leading Universities are Cebuanos or have been here most for their lives. 80% of shipping companies are base in Cebu. We even have our "city carrier" Cebu Pacific. We have John Gokongwei, as per WIKI (He was born into a wealthy Cebu-based family, originally from China's Fujian province.) We have the Gaisanos and the Aboitezes and daghan pakau. All these people I believe have major businesses in Davao.

I have people working under me nga mga taga Mindanao. Sa 20 ka tawo nga ako gi handle, 5 rman cguro kabuok ang pure nga taga Cebu. Most of them are from different areas of visayas and mindanao. I have friends nga mga taga Davao sad nga nagpalit na og balay diri kai naa man sila diri ga work. Nakapalit nasad sila og mga sakyanan. Nindot na ilang kinbuhi.... Sa mga taga Davao diri, I hope you guys get the point. Pinakadako nga factor sa pag choose og lugar nga puy.an sa usa ka ordinary nga tawo kai kung asa siya mabuhi og comfortable nga magamit nya ang iyang abilidad og gi skwelahan para maka kwarta.

Dili ni nako opinion lang nga Cebu ang nindot puy.an og suruyan. Base ni sa statistics. Cebu has always been number 1 pag abot sa mga turista(local and foreign). Cebu sad jud permi ang pangitaan og trabaho sa mga taga Mindanao and Visayas excluding Manila of course, which is a close battle.

Suruyan man og puy.an atong gi hisgotan sa Thread.
Number 1 suruyan - Cebu
Mga dayo nga namuyo sa usa ka siudad- cebu (excluding manila of course)



Check the statistics

Davao, as a booming city of the south has once again received an achievement as the third top destination of the Philippines. The top of the list is Cebu with 422,239 tourists from January to March this year and followed by Boracay with 158,030 arrivals in the same quarter. Based on tourist arrivals, Davao has 156,468 visitors and continuously growing. It is projected that before the year ends, Davao could be one of the top “must-visit” cities in the Philippines.

Davao is Third Most Visited City in the Philippines — Davao Daily.com


Tan.aw ang numbers mga bai.... bisag itipon pa ang davao og boracay di gihapon ka equal sa Cebu....

Asa nindot suruyan? hmmmm.

Again, don't get me wrong. I'm sure nindot ang Davao.... They just can't compete with Cebu. Ang real battle naa sa Cebu vs Manila.

[blair]

hahaha i love to visit davao city than manila.