Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama was not pleased with the move of Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia and her nephew, Cebu City Vice Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia, who both called for a halt of the civil works for the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (CBRT) project.
CEBU City Mayor Michael Rama does not care about critics who label him as “toxic,” saying no matter what, he is still the mayor until 2025.
“Never mind. He can describe me (as) anything, but sorry, I am still the mayor,” Rama said during Cebu City Hall’s online program “Ingna’ng Mayor” on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, referring to a statement made a day earlier by Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) chairman Jose Daluz III.
Mayor Michael Rama has become “toxic” for Cebu City.
This was how Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) chairman Jose Daluz III described Rama days after the mayor announced his plans for the 2025 midterm elections.
After a long lull during which Cebu Mayor Michael L. Rama had publicly made reconciliatory comments or peace feelers for his "political archenemy" Tomas Osmeña the former mayor and ex-congressman answered with hurtful insults at the city chief executive.