Davao City Vice Mayor Sebastian Duterte, Ambassador of the Netherlands Saskia de Lang and Honorary Consul Simon Bakker. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE EMBASSY OF NETHERLANDS
The Kingdom of the Netherlands has opened an Honorary Consulate in Davao. It will have consular jurisdiction over Zamboanga Peninsula (Regions 9), Northern Mindanao (Region 10), Davao Region (Region 11), Soccsksargen (Region 12), CARAGA (Region 13) and Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).