Michael Lopez Rama (born October 28, 1954) is a Filipino politician serving as

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 ...

since 2021, a position he previously held from 2010 to 2016. He served as the Vice Mayor of

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from 2001 to 2010 and from 2019 to 2021, and was a member of the

Cebu City Council The Cebu City Council (Filipino: Sangguniang Panlungsod ng Cebu) is the legislature of Cebu City, Philippines. The legislative body is composed of 18 councilors, with 16 councilors elected from Cebu City's two councilor districts and two elec ...

from 1992 to 2001. He was elected the National President of the League of Cities of the Philippines in 2022.

Education

Mike Rama graduated as valedictorian, Basak Elementary School, Basak San Nicolas in Cebu City. He attended the University of Southern Philippines and earned a pre-med degree from

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. He went on for further graduate studies in

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at the

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. Rama passed the bar exam in 1983.

Membership

Mike Rama has memberships that include the following: * League of Cities of the Philippines * Committee on Markets and Abattoir * Committee on Health and Hospital Services * Committee on Land Acquisition * Committee on Public Service and Environment * Member - Board of Regents, Cebu Normal University * President - Accredited Voluntary Arbitrators of Cebu (AVAC) * President - Young Lawyers Association of Cebu (YLAC) * Member - Young Lawyers Association of Cebu (YLAC) * Vice-president - Philippine Association on Voluntary Arbitration (PAVA) * Chairman - Cebu City Youth Development Commission * Chairman - Committee on Education, Arts & Culture

Political career

Rama started his political career as councilor of

for three successive terms from 1992 to 2001, filling in the slot of his uncle, Clemente "Cle" Rama, a veteran councilor, and leading the Committee on Education. During his third term, he became the No. 1 councilor that made him often assume the role as acting vice mayor and even as acting mayor. Also during his third term, he served as national president of the Philippine Councilors League (PCL). Thereafter, Rama served three consecutive terms as

vice mayor The deputy mayor (also known as vice mayor, assistant mayor, or mayor ''pro tem'') is an elective or appointive office of the second-ranking official that is present in many, but not all, local governments. Duties and functions Many elected dep ...

from 2001 to 2010 and was elected the national president of the Vice Mayors League of the Philippines (VMLP). On May 12, 2010, he was proclaimed as the duly elected mayor of Cebu City for the term 2010 to 2013. He was re-elected as Mayor for the term 2013 to 2016. In December 2015, Malacañang ordered a 60-day preventive suspension of Rama for his alleged culpable violation of the Constitution, grave abuse of authority, grave misconduct, and oppression. Rama reported back to his office on February 8, 2016, as the 60-day suspension imposed on him by the Office of the President has ended. Other professional achievements * National President - League of Cities of the Philippines (2022-Present) * Cebu City Mayor, Vice Mayor and City Councilor * Member - Young Lawyers Association of Cebu (YLAC) * Member - Rotary Club of Cebu Guadalupe * Member - Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP), Cebu City Chapter * Chairman - Area Vocational Rehabilitation Center 11 Advisory Council * former Overall Chairman - Sinulog Foundation, Inc. (SFI) * Chairman - Zoning Board of Cebu City * Chairman - Cebu City Tourism Commission (CCTC) * Chairman - Cultural and Historical Affairs Commission (CHAC) * Chairman - Coastline Management Board (CMB) * Chairman - Adopt a Police Station Project In 2019, he won as Vice Mayor of Cebu City. He took oath as Mayor of Cebu City on November 20, 2021 when his predecessor

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died the day before.

Personal life

Mike Rama is the son of Fernando Rama, past city councilor of Cebu City and brother of Eduardo L. Rama, past congressman and Governor of Agusan del Norte. His nephew is Cebu City Congressman Edu Rama Jr, son of his late brother governor Eduardo Rama Sr. He has a daughter named Micheline F. Rama and son named Mikel F. Rama. Other relatives include: His grandfather is Don

Vicente Rama Vicente Rama (June 6, 1887 – December 24, 1956) was a Filipino Visayan legislator, publisher, and writer from Cebu, Philippines. Recognized as the Father of Cebu City, he authored the bill for its cityhood which was approved into law by Octobe ...

, senator, Cebu City 1st inaugural mayor, 1st national assemblyman, congressman, councilor and "The Father of Cebu City". He is the nephew of Osmundo G. Rama, Governor of Cebu Province and of Commissioner Napoleon G. Rama, 1986 Constitutional Commission floor leader, Philippine Legion of Honor (Grand Commander) 26 February 2011 awardee. Capt. George Rama is his first cousin, the Barangay Captain of Basak San Nicolas of Cebu City and in addition his first cousin is talent manager, celebrity businesswoman

Annabelle Rama Annabelle Rosales Rama-Gutierrez (born October 31, 1952), commonly known as Annabelle Rama, is a Filipino actress and talent manager with Spanish and Chinese descent. She is a native of Cebu and the wife of the 1960s Philippine cinema matinee id ...

, the mother of Ruffa,

Richard Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Frankish language, Old Frankish and is a Compound (linguistics), compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic language, Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' an ...

and

Raymond Gutierrez Raymond Kristoffer Gutierrez (born January 21, 1984), known professionally as Raymond Gutierrez, is a Filipino-American TV host, editor, columnist, endorser, entrepreneur and occasional actor in the Philippines. He is best known for hosting ''Pi ...

References

External links

www.mikerama.com
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