Cebu City politics: BOPK bets file COCs for 2025 polls

Pia Piquero 10/08/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Aspirants under the Bando Osmeña Pundok Kauswagan (BOPK) filed their certificates of candidacy (COCs) at the Comelec Cebu City Office on Tuesday, October 8. They were among the last day filers for the…

Archival: BOPK slate complete, ready to file candidacies

Pia Piquero 10/03/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – City Councilor Nestor Archival, the standard-bearer of Bando Osmeña Pundok Kauswagan (BOPK) for the 2025 midterm elections, has confirmed that the party was fully prepared to file its certificates of candidacy (COC) on…

Osmeña on Cutie’s shift of alliance: Mary Ann is a better choice

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 10/01/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — As 1Cebu party endorses Rep. Rachel Marguerite “Cutie” Del Mar of Cebu City North District in their lineup for congressional candidates, former Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña had something to say. Del Mar…

Why Franklyn Ong is now with Barug, not BOPK?

Pia Piquero 09/25/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The political landscape in Cebu City is experiencing major shifts as the election season looms around the corner. One of the most recent developments is Franklyn Ong’s transition from the Bando Osmeña Pundok…

Rama reiterates call for unity to achieve his dream of a Singapore-like Cebu City

Wenilyn Sabalo 07/06/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — “Disregard the delineation.” Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama made this call to councilors as he delivered his congratulatory message to the 16th Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) or the 16th Cebu City Council during its…

Rama wants interim “Don Sergio Osmeña, Sr. Park” in downtown Cebu City

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 09/09/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines —  Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama intends to transform the location of the house where the late president Sergio Osmeña Sr. was born, along Osmeña Boulevard, in downtown Cebu City, into a temporary park…

Opposition councilors join Cebu City inaugurations, maintain role as fiscalizers

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/30/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The inauguration of Cebu City officials were dominated by the ruling party, Barug PDP-Laban, as they won not only both executive positions but an overwhelming majority in the council as well. Yet joining…

Rama, Garcia to take oath on Thursday morning

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/29/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama and Vice Mayor Raymond Garcia will be taking their oaths on Thursday morning, June 30, 2022, at the Plaza Sugbo. Along with them would be Barug PDP Laban…

Cutie Del Mar puts to rest rumors of shifting alliances

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/07/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City North District Congresswoman-elect Rachel “Cutie” Del Mar, a member of the opposition party, Bando Osmeña Pundok Kauswagan (BOPK), denied rumors that she will be jumping to Barug PDP-Laban, the city’s current…

Rama: Barug does not abandon its members

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/11/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Reelected Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama denied the allegations that Barug-PDP Laban turned its back on North District Congressional candidate, Councilor Prisca Niña Mabatid. In a post conceding the result of the elections,…

Comelec Cebu City: No filed complaints, no investigation for alleged violations

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/10/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Any allegation of election violations must be reported to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for the agency to begin an investigation. This was the response of Lawyer Edwin Cadungog, the chairman of the…

Rama, Garcia lead in Cebu City partial count

Delta Dyrecka Letigio, Wenilyn Sabalo 05/09/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Barug PDP-Laban candidates are leading the Cebu City polls as of 11 p.m. on May 9, 2022. According to the data from the Comelec Transparency Server as of 10:17 p.m., incumbent Mayor Michael…

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