Rama: Implementing tourist ban is national government’s call

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/30/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City is not the right agency to ban tourists from countries affected by the 2019-novel coronavirus (2019-nCov) or Wuhan coronavirus, it should be the concern of the national government.  This was the…

Vice Mayor Rama: Having a signal shutdown in Sinulog is ‘jurassic,’ ‘primitive’

Rosalie Abatayo 12/30/2019

CEBU CITY, Philipines — Instead of settling for a signal shutdown as a security measure for the activities in Sinulog 2020, Vice Mayor Michael Rama has called on the police to find or devise better ways to…

‘Pasko sa Uptown’ shows why children’s smiles define Christmas spirit

Delta Derycka Letigio and Gerard Vincent Francisco 12/21/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Running and giggling children was a sight to behold one December morning inside theCamp Lapu-Lapu, the headquarters of the Central Command of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP Centcom) in Barangay Lahug,…

Rama: Expect changes in the conduct of session on January 2020

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/19/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Vice Mayor Michael “Mike” Rama said the councilors should expect changes in the conduct of the regular session starting January 2020. This he said after some councilors, of which Rama refused…

Opposition councilors intervene in sale of SRP lots

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/18/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The opposition councilors of the Cebu City Council from the Bando Osmeña-Pundok Kauswagan (BO-PK) have filed in court an intervention for the withdrawal of a petition for declaratory relief for the sale of a 45-hectare…

Rama: JOs, who tested positive for drug use, will be returned to DSWS

Irene R. Sino Cruz 12/16/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The two job order (JO) workers assigned to the Cebu City Sangguniang Panglungsod who tested positive for use of shabu will be returned to the Department of Social Welfare and Services (DSWS), which…

2.5K children to celebrate Pasko sa Uptown on Saturday

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/13/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Children from uptown Cebu City will be celebrating a Grand Christmas Party at Camp Lapulapu in Barangay Apas on Saturday, December 14, 2019. According to Dante Arcilla Jr., president of the Cebu City…

Rama: Osmeña is my opponent

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/13/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Former Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña’s filing a case of graft and corruption against Vice Mayor Michael “Mike” Rama has put to rest rumors that the old allies have been rekindling their political…

Rama ready to face graft, corruption cases for SRP sale in 2015

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/07/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Vice Mayor Michael “Mike” Rama said he was ready to face the charges of graft and corruption that former mayor Tomas Osmeña planned to file against him for selling the 45-hectare…

Cebu City lights Fuente Christmas tree: A prayer for a better year

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/01/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Fuente Christmas tree, which stood for the last 19 Christmases in the heart of the city, symbolizes the prayer of Cebuanos for a better year.  Cebu City Vice Mayor Michael “Mike” Rama…

Cebu City Council session moved to Wednesday

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 11/30/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Council will move their regular sessions on Wednesdays starting December 4, 2019, following an amendment of the internal rules of the 15th Sangguniang Panglungsod. This was decided unanimously by the…

Rama pushes for stricter privilege speech guidelines at the City Council

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 11/29/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Council is considering to create stricter guidelines in the conduct of privilege speeches to protect the Sanggunian from controversial and possibly illegal or unethical use of the privilege speech. Vice…

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