Rama may need to extend stay as acting mayor, Labella “stable”

Delta Derycka C. Letigio 07/22/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella’s health is slowly improving, but he may not be strong enough to go back to work by July 25, 2021. This was the statement of City Administrator Floro…

Rama reconvenes Adhoc committee for CCMC completion

Delta Derycka C. Letigio 07/15/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Vice Mayor Michael Rama has reconvened the Adhoc committee for the Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC) to ensure that the building will be completed by 2022. Rama delivered a privilege speech…

Rama wants state of emergency in Inayawan after closure of transfer station

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/07/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Vice Mayor Michael Rama is planning to push for a state of emergency in Barangay Inayawan following the closure of the transfer station there. The Environment Management Bureau in Central Visayas…

Cebu City finds no need to arrest refusers of vaccine — Rama

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/22/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City has no need to arrest those who will refuse to get vaccinated against the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). This was the statement of Acting Mayor Michael Rama in a phone conference…

Cebu City breaches 2K mark in COVID-19 active cases AGAIN

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/06/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City, which was once praised for beating the peak of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in 2020, has once again reached over 2,000 active cases of the disease as of February 6,…

Cebu City officials to residents: Stay strong this Christmas

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/25/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella and Vice Mayor Michael Rama reminded the public to stay strong this Christmas amid the hardships brought about by the pandemic. Labella said in his Christmas message that…

Cebu City to conduct budget hearing with full council

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/30/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Cebu City Council will start the hearing of the P10.8 billion 2021 budget by the first of week of November.  Instead of only the committee on budget present, which is common for budget hearings,…

Rama proposes columbarium in barangays to address lack of burial sites

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/10/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Vice Mayor Michael Rama is proposing that the city should have clustered columbaria for barangays to address the lack of burial space due the rising deaths brought by the Coronavirus Disease…

VM Rama suggests putting on hold all bidding for CCMC for now

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/08/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Vice Mayor Michael “Mike” Rama is asking the city’s executive department to temporarily put on hold the bidding of the P500 million budget for the Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC). In…

Tension erupts at City Council over budget deliberations for Covid-19

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/12/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Tension erupted during the regular session of the Cebu City Council on Wednesday evening, Feb. 12, 2020, as councilors argued on the budget to be allotted for the procurement of medicines, machines, and…

Cebu City Council slashes funds for Covid-19 preparation

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/12/2020

CEBU CITY, Philipines — Cebu City’s funds to combat the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) was slashed from the proposed P28 million to a mere P15 million. This after Vice Mayor Michael Rama and some council members questioned…

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