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DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 28 July)—City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Z. Duterte has called the national government to provide a counterpart fund to construct the Japanese government-supported waste-to-energy (WTE) incineration facility. Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte delivers his State of the City Address before members of the city council at the Sangguniang Panlungsod on Friday (28 July 2023). MindaNews photo by MANMAN DEJETO During his State of the City Address (SOCA) at the Sangguniang Panlungsod on Friday, Duterte said he remains hopeful that the government, particularly the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, would support the establishment of the WTE facility in Davao. He said that the Japanese government already signified its interest to help build this facility by providing the local government a grant but added that the project would also require a significant counterpart fund from the national government. “Mohangyo lang ko na madayon na ni… Unta madayon na ni,