Proposed ‘buy local’ ordinance pushed at Cebu City Council

Wenilyn Sabalo 03/23/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Vice Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia has proposed an ordinance that calls for the mandatory promotion and procurement of locally-produced goods and services to help micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in…

Raymond Garcia elected as national executive vice president of VMLP

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 02/22/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Vice Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia has been elected unopposed as the new National Executive Vice President of the Vice Mayors League of the Philippines (VMLP). The election was held during the…

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…

Raymond Garcia’s promise: Additional benefits for VMLP-Cebu members

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 07/27/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Thankful for the support that he received, Cebu City Vice Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia, the newly elected president of the Vice Mayor’s League of the Philippines (VMLP) – Cebu Chapter, promised to work…

Rama is back at City Hall after a two-week leave

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 07/27/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama is back in Cebu. Rama arrived on Wednesday morning and immediately visited a relocation site in Barangay Cubacub in Mandaue City that is now occupied by families that…

Bonuses to vaxxed Cebu City Hall employees can be obliged in reso — Garcia

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 11/09/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The policy of giving out bonuses only to vaccinated Cebu City Hall employees can be obliged or made into a prerequisite in a resolution. This was the statement of Councilor Raymond Alvin Garcia…

KUSUG party to be revived too

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/10/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Kugi Uswag Sugbo (KUSUG) political party in Cebu City will be revived by its founder, former Cebu City Mayor Alvin Garcia and his son, current City Councilor Raymond Alvin Garcia. The younger…

Cebu City Council amends Anti-Noise Ordinance to prohibit karaoke use during MGCQ

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/30/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The use of sound systems and karaoke machines that will cause loud noise will already be prohibited in residential areas in Cebu City from Mondays to Saturdays and while the city remains under…

OCD approval causes delay in lifting of lockdown in Cebu City

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/10/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government is facing an unexpected dilemma in its goal to graduate to the new normal amidst the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This after the orders of Mayor Edgardo Labella…

Cebu City Council fails to hold regular session

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/03/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Council failed to hold a regular session on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, after only two members of the council were physically present in the session hall. Vice Mayor Michael Rama,…

Cebu City’s underprivileged to receive sacks of rice this Wednesday

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/22/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Starting this Wednesday, March 25, 2020, informal earners in Cebu City can expect to receive the sacks of rice pledged by the city government as assistance due to the threats of the Coronavirus…

Tumulak to remain with BOPK amid Barug Team Rama offer

Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/05/2018

  The Barug Team Rama-PDP Laban group announced that they are willing to give a slot for Councilor Dave Tumulak to run in their party. Councilor Raymond Alvin Garcia of the opposition bloc said several members of…

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