Cebu City’s downtown area declared ‘heritage district’

Nestle Semilla 05/29/2023

CEBU CITY, Cebu, Philippines — This oldest city in the Philippines has declared its downtown area a “heritage district” in a bid to preserve its centuries-old buildings and structures. Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama on May 25…

Engr. Dakay: ‘Surface defects’ found on CCMC’s 4th to 6th floors

04/25/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Even before it could be completed, ‘surface defects’ were already found on some of the upper floors of the Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC). Engr. Ricky Dakay said surface defects were evident on…

Rama to issue new EO on how to ‘manage’ threats of fire in Cebu City

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 04/22/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama is with the belief that fires can be prevented. In an interview on Saturday, Rama said fires are “not insurmountable, but manageable.” With this, the mayor said that he…

Rama revives plan to ban container yard operations in Cebu City

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 03/01/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama is again considering the possibility of imposing a ban on container yard operations here as a means to address traffic congestion especially in roads that are located close…

Rama’s ‘investment begging’ in Manila resumes this week

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 02/07/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama is off to do another round of “investment marketing,” which he also referred to as “investment begging,” in Manila this week. In a press conference on Monday, Feb.…

Rama has the final say on temporary signal shutdown, says PRO-7 director

Mary Rose Sagarino, Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 01/10/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The top official of the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) said that plans to temporarily shutdown mobile signal during the Fiesta Señor and Sinulog Festival are not yet final. Police Brigadier…

Rama fires officials tagged in garbage collection mess

Morexette Marie Erram 12/29/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama has relieved City Hall officials tagged in the anomalous P240-million garbage collection mess. Lawyer Collin Rossell, the mayor’s secretary, made this announcement during a press conference on Thursday,…

Rama seeks return of P50B budget proposal to Office of the Mayor

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 12/13/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama said he will be asking for the return of his draft 2023 budget of P50 billion to the Office of the Mayor. Rama said he wanted to have…

Rama wants P50B budget in 2023 to achieve ‘Singapore-like’ dream for Cebu City

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 10/19/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama has proposed a P50 billion budget for 2023. If approved, this is going to be the biggest budget ever passed in the city’s history. The city now operates…

Rama orders recovery of Cebu City’s waterfront

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 08/20/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines –Cebu City has to recover its waterfront areas in order to achieve its dream of becoming just like Singapore. To do this, Mayor Michael Rama, issued on Friday, August 19, an executive order mandating…

Rama: No special treatment for commercial establishments violating 3-meter easement

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 08/17/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — No one will be spared. Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama said that even the commercial establishments violating the three-meter easement will not be exempt in the ongoing clearing of the city’s waterways. Rama…

Cebu City gov’t eyes tax increase, new revenue sources to address cash deficit

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 08/09/2022

CEBU CTIY, Philippines — When Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama assumed office on July 1, 2022, City Hall barely had any cash on hand. As of June 30, the city had a total P4.54 billion under its…

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