Local elections were held in
Cebu City
Cebu City, officially the City of Cebu ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Sugbo; fil, Lungsod ng Cebu; hil, Dakbanwa sang Sugbo), is a 1st class Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Central Visayas Regions of the P ...
on May 10, 2010 within the
Philippine general election. Registered voters of the city elected candidates for the following elective local posts: mayor, vice mayor, district representative, and eight councilors
at-large
At large (''before a noun'': at-large) is a description for members of a governing body who are elected or appointed to represent a whole membership or population (notably a city, county, state, province, nation, club or association), rather than ...
for each district. There are two legislative districts in the city.
Mayoralty and vice mayoralty elections
Mayor
Tomas Osmeña
Tomas dela Rama Osmeña (; born July 26, 1948), known as Tommy Osmeña, is a Filipino politician who served as the Mayor of Cebu City thrice: first from 1987 to 1995, again from 2001 to 2010, and lastly from 2016 to 2019. He also served as Congr ...
, the incumbent, was term-limited after serving for three consecutive terms. Vice mayor
Michael Rama
Michael Lopez Rama (born October 28, 1954) is a Filipino politician serving as Mayor of Cebu City since 2021, a position he previously held from 2010 to 2016. He served as the Vice Mayor of Cebu City from 2001 to 2010 and from 2019 to 2021, and ...
ran for the first time as the
Mayor of Cebu City
The mayor of Cebu City ( ceb, Punong Dakbayan sa Sugbo) is the chief executive of the government of Cebu City in the Philippines. The mayor leads the city's departments in executing ordinances and delivering public services. The mayorship is a t ...
. Rama defeated 9 of his election rivals, including former Mayor
Alvin Garcia
Alvin Biaño Garcia (born June 29, 1946) is a Filipino politician and lawyer who served twice as the Mayor of Cebu City from 1995 to 1998 and from 1998 to 2001. He served as the vice mayor of the said city from 1988 to 1995 alongside the mayor ...
, Osmeña's sister Georgia Osmeña and former
Senator
A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...
John Henry Osmeña
John Henry Renner Osmeña (January 17, 1935 – February 2, 2021), also known as Sonny Osmeña or simply John Osmeña, was the grandson of Philippine President Sergio Osmeña. He served as a senator of the Philippines from 1971 to 1972, 1987 to ...
.
Vice Mayor
Michael Rama
Michael Lopez Rama (born October 28, 1954) is a Filipino politician serving as Mayor of Cebu City since 2021, a position he previously held from 2010 to 2016. He served as the Vice Mayor of Cebu City from 2001 to 2010 and from 2019 to 2021, and ...
, the incumbent, was term-limited after serving for three consecutive terms. Former city councilor and former
PROMDI
The Progressive Movement for the Devolution of Initiatives or Probinsya Muna Development Initiative (; ), abbreviated as PROMDI or Abag-Promdi, is a political party in the Philippines based in Cebu.
The party was founded in 1997 by Lito Osmeña ...
party-list
An electoral list is a grouping of candidates for election, usually found in proportional or mixed electoral systems, but also in some plurality electoral systems. An electoral list can be registered by a political party (a party list) or can ...
representative
Joy Augustus Young
Joy Augustus Go Young is a Filipino politician currently serving as a member of the City Council representing Cebu City's North District. He served as Vice Mayor of Cebu City from 2010 to 2013 and was a member of the Philippine House of Repres ...
ran for the first time as the
Vice Mayor of Cebu City and defeated 7 of his election rivals.
District representatives
1st District
Raul del Mar
Raul Veloso del Mar (March 20, 1941 – November 16, 2020) was a Filipino politician who served as the Representative of Cebu City's 1st district three times: from 1987 to 1998, from 2001 to 2010, and from 2013 until his death in 2020.
He wa ...
, the incumbent, was term-limited after serving for three consecutive terms. His daughter,
Rachel Marguerite del Mar, ran for the first time as the representative of Cebu City's
1st congressional district. Del Mar defeated 7 of her rivals including Lahug Barangay Captain Mary Ann de los Santos.
2nd District
Antonio Cuenco
Antonio "Tony" Veloso Cuenco (March 26, 1936 – June 27, 2020) was a Filipino politician who served as a council member for the 2nd District of the Cebu City Council. He also served as the Secretary-General of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Asse ...
, the incumbent, was term-limited after serving for three consecutive terms. Mayor
Tomas Osmeña
Tomas dela Rama Osmeña (; born July 26, 1948), known as Tommy Osmeña, is a Filipino politician who served as the Mayor of Cebu City thrice: first from 1987 to 1995, again from 2001 to 2010, and lastly from 2016 to 2019. He also served as Congr ...
ran for the first time as the representative of Cebu City's
2nd legislative district. Osmeña defeated 4 of his rivals including businessman Jonathan Guardo.
City Council
Number indicates the ballot number assigned for the candidates by the
Commission on Elections
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(COMELEC).
By ticket
Liberal Party/ Bando Osmeña-Pundok Kauswagan
Nacionalista Party/
Kugi Uswag Sugbu
Kugi Uswag Sugbo (), commonly known as KUSUG, is a local political party based in Cebu City, Philippines and was founded by former Mayor Alvin Garcia.
It is allied with Partido Barug of incumbent mayor Michael Rama since 2013.
Electoral perfo ...
Lakas–Kampi
Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino
Philippine Green Republican Party
Independents
Summary
By district
1st District
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2nd District
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References
{{Central Visayas elections
2010 Philippine local elections
Elections in Cebu City