Ong affirms ‘very strong’ alliance with Rama amid Ombud ruling

Pia Piquero 10/04/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Ex-officio Councilor Franklyn Ong assured the public that their alliance with the Partido Barug Team Rama remained strong, despite the Ombudsman’s ruling on Mayor Michael Rama’s nepotism case. Ong, the leading figure of…

‘Tuloy ang laban!’: Rama vows to fight on amid nepotism ruling

Pia Piquero 10/04/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Preventively suspended Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama vows to keep fighting after the Office of the Ombudsman found him guilty of nepotism and grave misconduct, leading to his permanent disqualification from public office.…

Partido Barug forms coalition with BagOng Sugbo

Pia Piquero 10/01/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines –Partido Barug Team Rama, led by preventively suspended Mayor Michael Rama, officially sealed a coalition with Councilor Franklyn Ong’s BagOng Sugbo Movement on Tuesday, October 1. The coalition between Partido Barug and BagOng Sugbo…

Suspended Mayor Mike Rama stays with PDP

Pia Piquero 06/07/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Suspended Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama will stick it out with the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino (PDP) even if it means he will be the party’s last remaining member. During a Zoom meeting following…

‘Aggressive vs Diplomatic’: Acting Mayor Garcia takes different approach from Rama

Pia Piquero 05/14/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Acting Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia said he will adopt a more diplomatic approach to problems at Cebu City Hall during his six-month tenure. Garcia said that one of his goals during his 6-month…

Rama: ‘No breach’ happened in MCWD

Josh Almonte 04/16/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — “There is no such thing as breach,” in the MCWD said Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama during the Ingna’ng Mayor on Sugboanong Channel on Tuesday, April 16. This is after the Metropolitan Cebu…

Rama, his adjusted class schedules for Cebu City schools get support

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 04/08/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Some stakeholders including parents and an official from the Department of Education (DepEd) Cebu City Division were in favor of Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama’s recent executive order (EO). Rama officially signed the…

‘Water crisis’ in Cebu City, declares Mayor Rama

Pia Piquero 04/02/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Mayor Michael Rama has declared a state of water crisis in Cebu City following the rise in the daily heat index, which could potentially lead to a water shortage. “I will now declare…

Mayor Rama to look into Cebu City Jail waste management issue

Kim Ablaña 03/27/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama said that he will examine the bidding issue concerning the delayed progress of the project addressing the waste management crisis at the Cebu City Jail (CCJ) in Barangay…

Cebu Daily Newscast: CPA continues project construction despite Rama’s stoppage order

CDN Digital 03/13/2024

Listen to Cebu Daily Newscast and get the latest stories in and around Cebu. Here’s what you need to know on Wednesday, March 13, 2024. CPA continues project construction despite Rama’s stoppage order The Cebu Port Authority…

Mikel Rama, mayor’s eldest son to run for councilor in 2025

Kim Ablaña 02/15/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The eldest son of Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama, Lawyer Mikel Rama, will be running as a councilor in the 2025 midterm elections. This was confirmed by the mayor himself during his “Ingna’ng…

Rama: ‘I only want one Philippine archipelago’

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 02/11/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines —The proposed separation of Mindanao from the Philippines was unnecessary, according to Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama. Rama, who is also the national president of the League of Cities of the Philippines, said that he…

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