Sudagar bids goodbye

DAVAO City Councilor Bai Halila Sudagar bade farewell to the City Council yesterday as her term as the Indigenous Peoples Mandated Representative ended last March 30, in accordance with the Certificate of Affirmation issued by the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples.

“It is indeed an honor to serve the indigenous peoples of Davao City and be part of this highly respectable local legislative institution for the past years and my only goal was to serve the interest of the IP, promote the welfare and be the voice of the unheard,” she said. “Fortunately I was surrounded by good people and supportive colleagues who guided me in my function and relentlessly aided me on my cause to uplift the lives of our IP brothers and sisters.”

Sudagar said that she could not have achieved her accomplishments as the IPMR if not for the help of her colleagues.

Among the ordinances and resolutions she pushed while she was in office were: The IP attire ordinance requiring the

conduct of mandatory cultural consultation on the proper rules of wearing traditional attire during parade gatherings, presentations and other related public exhibits, the resolution adapting the ancestral domain sustainable development protection plan of the Obu Manuvu tribe of Baguio and Marilog districts of Davao city involving an area of approximately 36,713 hectares, a resolution requesting executive branch of Davao City to implement ordinance 04-12 series of 2012 otherwise known as Anti-Discrimination Ordinance Of Davao City by creating a technical working group tasked to develop the needed Implementing Rules and Regulations, and convene the anti-discrimination mediation and reconcilation board.

As the chairperson of committee on Muslim Affairs, she also passed the Halal lane ordinance, an ordinance intended to protect religious belief of the Muslim community. It aims to segregate halal from non-halal products from delivery up to the payment counter. She also pushed for the passing ordinance that urge private public entities for the use of Kagan and not Kalagan, when pertaining to the Kagan tribe. KVC For full story visit www.sunstar.com. ph/davao/