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Rama No papers, no 2013 budget
Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama won’t sign the 2013 budget ordinance until he’s furnished a complete copy of the papers for his review. In yesterday’s noontime press conference, Mayor Rama said he was interested in seeing the breakdown of the P1.5 billion which the City Council cut from his P6.7 billion budget proposal. The council […]
Young calls Rama ‘incorrigible liar’ over face on envelope issue
December 10, 2012
CEBU City Vice Mayor Joy Augustus Young yesterday called Mayor Michael Rama an “incorrigible liar” for having his face imprinted in the envelopes containing the cash gifts of the senior citizens. Young said this was a sign that the mayor couldn’t be trusted. When asked what actions he would take against Rama, Young said he […]
Rama says BO-PK letter ‘pathetic’, mulls response
October 17, 2012
Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama could only laugh off criticism levelled against him by the Bando Osmeña-Pundok Kauswagan (BO-PK) in full-page ads published in local dailies yesterday. The BO-PK open letter addressed to Interior and Local Governments Secretary Mar Roxas, head of the Liberal Party (LP), claimed that Rama’s administration resulted in Cebu City losing […]
Rama off to Rome for Calungsod canonization
October 15, 2012
Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama will leave for Rome on Tuesday to attend the canonization rites of the Blessed Pedro Calungsod. The mayor said he will be with a group but did not elaborate on who is coming with him and who is paying for the trip./ Doris Bongcac, Senior Reporter
Court asks election board to comment on Salud case
October 10, 2012
by Norman V. Mendoza, Correspondent The motion for reconsideration of boxing promoter and gambling afficionado Rex “Wakee” Salud was given due course by the Regional Trial Court when it asked the Election Registration Board of Cordova town to comment on the matter. RTC branch 28 Judge Raphael Yrastorza yesterday gave the Election Registration Board […]
Independents file bid for mayor, gov
October 3, 2012
Well-known politicians like Mike Rama, Tomas Osmeña, and PJ Garcia aren’t the only ones on the ballot. A 55-year-old businesswoman filed her certificate of candidacy (COC) for mayor of Cebu City as an independent. It’s the third time for Lea Ong of barangay Punta Princesa to throw her hat in the ring. “I want […]
Mayor Sitoy runs again in Cordova
October 2, 2012
by Ador Vincent Mayol, Reporter MAYOR Adelino Sitoy is seeking reelection in Cordova town, Mactan Island, Cebu afterall. The former law school dean filed his Certificate of Candidacy (COC) with the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Cordova at around 8 a.m. yesterday. His daughter Mary Therese Sitoy-Cho is running for vice mayor. “I filed […]
Tomas is LP bet for city mayor
September 21, 2012
IT’s final. Rep. Tomas Osmeña of Cebu City’s south district received his certificate of nomination as the Liberal Party’s mayoralty candidate for the city yesterday. A dismayed Mayor Michael Rama insisted that the role should be his. “I’m the incumbent mayor and I am a bonafide member,” he said. Asked what his fallback was for […]
Rama to form dengue task force
September 10, 2012
Mayor Michael Rama plans to create a task force to eliminate stagnant water in the city to combat dengue fever. Cebu City has for years topped Central Visayas in the number of dengue cases and dengue-caused deaths. Rama said the fight should be brought to the source of the disease – mosquitoes which breed in […]
January 5, 2013
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