HAND OF RECONCILIATION. Mayor Michael Rama delivers his speech shortly after the Cebu City Board of Canvassers proclaimed him the winner of the May 9, 2022 mayoral race. Rama offered reconciliation to his rival, former councilor Margot Osmena, to allow the city to move forward under his bottom-up, participative governance. (Photo contributed by Allan Defensor) CEBU CITY - Mayor Michael Rama on Tuesday offered a hand of reconciliation to his political rival and set aside partisan color in moving as a united city under his bottom-up and participative governance system. "We have challenging and yet inspiring campaign and we have always kept saying that victory is sweet. Naglunop ang akong pagpasaylo. Nagbaha ang akong pagkalimot. Gani ang kasilo kinsa man ang akong pangitaon, kinsay sad-an, di na mao ang akong pagkatawo (My forgiveness is flooding. My forgetfulness flooded. Even the guilt whoever I seek, who is to blame, is no longer my identity," Rama said during his proclamati
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PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES. Presidential Spokesperson Secretary Harry Roque greets Cebu City Mayor Acting Mayor Michael Rama who led other aspirants during the presentation of candidates at the Casino Espanol on Tuesday (Oct. 5, 2021). Rama is now leading the administration coalition Barug-PDP Laban, as Mayor Edgardo Labella is on leave due to health reasons. (Screengrab from Barug social media video) CEBU CITY - Presidential Spokesperson Secretary Harry Roque on Tuesday led the presentation of candidates for the administration coalition led by Acting Mayor Michael Rama, who is running for mayor in this city. "Cebu has always been probably the most important city in the Philippines. It was here where history was started, where we first showed our heroism as Filipinos, and it is here where we were able to prove that Filipinos can soar high," Roque told the crowd as he presented the candidatesat the Casino Espanol. In a video message, Senator Christopher Lawrence "Bong&quo