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Rama skips P-Noy invite

By: Eileen G. Mangubat June 10,2015 - 08:41 AM

Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama (CDN FILE PHOTO)

Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama (CDN FILE PHOTO)

CEBU City Mayor Michael Rama decided to “politely decline” an invitation to join President Aquino in celebrating Independence Day on June 12 in Iloilo City.

Rama said he would rather stay in Cebu City to  fulfil  prior commitments  since there were “just too many activities” on his schedule that day.

“I decided it won’t be fair to disturb all of that so I will have to decline,” he told Cebu Daily News.

Rama, who is in Manila on official business, said he looked forward to attending the annual  Independence Day government parade which will feature “field demonstrations” by public school students in Cebu City organized by the Department of Education.

He is also attending a feeding activity for street children to launch an anti-hunger program by local volunteers.

When Rama received the written invitation from Malacañang yesterday, his immediate reaction was one of surprise.

“Is that really for me?” he asked his secretary. Rama, who left the Liberal Party in 2012, is open about his support to Vice President Jejomar  Binay and his disappointment in the national government’s lack of support for projects like the Cebu City Medical Center.

The 117th  national  celebration of Independence Day will take place in Santa Barbara Plaza in Iloilo City.

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