Rama to remain as acting mayor; Labella still in hospital

Mae Fhel Gom-os 07/26/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu City Vice Mayor Michael Rama will continue to serve as acting mayor until Mayor Edgardo Labella is discharged from the hospital. Lawyer Maru Salvatierra, the chief of staff of Labella, said on…

Cebu City establishments, resident, motorists urged to display Philippine flags

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/10/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Establishments, residents, and motorists in Cebu City are urged to display Philippine Flags in their buildings, houses, and vehicles in celebration of the country’s 123rd Independence Day on Saturday,  June 12, 2021. Acting…

VM Rama to Cebu City emergency personnel: Prepare for TS Dante

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/01/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Vice Mayor Rama, the acting mayor of the city in the absence of Mayor Edgardo Labella, has instructed the emergency personnel of the city to prepare for the effects of Tropical…

Cebu City makes appeal to turn NOAH into vaccination site

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/20/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Cebu City Government is planning to use the property of BigFoot Studios in South Road Properties (SRP) once again. This time as a vaccination site. Vice Mayor Michael Rama, in a press…

Cebu City Council mulls realigning vax budget

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/20/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Cebu City Council is planning to realign the P500 million worth of funds intended for the purchase of COVID-19 vaccines. Vice Mayor Michael Rama on Thursday, May 20, said the city government…

Rama wants additional P500M for vaccines

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/05/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Vice Mayor Michael Rama wants an additional P500 million budget for coronavirus vaccines, on top of the P400 million already allocated for the procurement in the 2021 annual budget. The vice…

Cebu City council members get vaccinated

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/20/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Members of the Cebu City Council got vaccinated against the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) on Tuesday morning,  April 20, 2021, in move to also encourage the public to get vaccinated. Vice Mayor Michael…

Delay in vaccine rollout for Cebu City BHW looms

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/22/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Rollout of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines for Cebu City’s barangay health workers (BHWs) and other medical frontliners might be delayed. This after the city’s Vaccine Board disapproved the proposed sites where…

Cebu City puts on hold negotiations with Astrazeneca

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/17/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City is putting on hold negotiations with the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine, AstraZeneca after other countries report adverse effects of the vaccine to those inoculated. In particular, several European countries ceased…

Rama: Barug ‘not threatened’ with revival of old parties

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/11/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Vice Mayor Michael Rama said he is not threatened with the revival of two parties in Cebu City that would essentially separate from Barug Team Rama. The Partido Panaighiusa of former…

Buhing Kalbaryo will be streamed online again

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/11/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The yearly Buhing Kalbaryo play organized by Cebu City Vice Mayor Michael Rama will take another year off the streets due to the ongoing Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The Buhing Kalbaryo is…

Rama: I don’t need to be vaccine czar, trust enough for me

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/09/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Vice Mayor Michael Rama said he does not need to become the vaccine czar in order to work with the Vaccine Board in preparing for the roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccines…

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