Most memorable images from the controversy
Two attempts of dismissed mayor Mike Rama camp to reassume control of Cebu City Hall: the first by former city administrator Colin Rosell, which resulted in his arrest and his “resistance” last Nov. 8, 2024; the second, by Rama when he attended the Dec. 2 flag ceremony where Mayor Raymond Garcia whispered in his ears not heard by anyone else.
Rama didn’t get cuffed but his vehicle was clamped.
EVICTING THE MAYORS EVEN BEFORE ELECTIONS.
Staying alive in the race.
‘Sinulog should not be about us’: Rama
MIke Rama, when he was mayor and even after his eviction from City Hall, and Cebu Gov. Gwen Garcia have been feuding. They show restraint though before the public, expecially when the activity is celebration of Sinulog or Freedom Day.
Actual winners, losers — and some who’re seen to win or lose.
Donald Trump, after surviving two assassination attempts (left, the iconic image from the second assault), won the US 2024 elections, even as he was found guilty in criminal cases against him. A convicted felon for a president, some critics said.
Our own Carlos Yulo, now the only second gold Olympian from the country
Karl Jahrel Eldrew Yulo of Malate, Manila has become the Filipinos’ sports hero since he won the gold medal in artistic gymnastics men’s floor exercise and vault events at the Paris Olympics last August 2024. Three years after weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz made history by winning the first gold medal for the Philippines.
When will Jude Bacalso fever grip in social media break?
The MCWD controversy sucked. Who’s to blame?
That depends how one assesses the arguments of each protagonist. The furor has died down but many people are still confused on the rights of the city mayor to fire MCWD directors and the authority of LWUA to intervene in its affairs.
Water district consumers aren’t sure who between Mike Rama and Joey Daluz was right, who upheld the law and who messed with it.
The saga of Alice Guo both stunned and horrified citizens
How the Chinese citizen rose from the anonymity of being a businesswoman from the farm to becoming a Bamban, Tarlac mayor and, recently, a controversial personality on the national stage.
Only then did the nation know how she allegedly violated a clutch of laws that safeguard national security.
Cebu produced its 7th No. 1 bar topnotcher
Kyle Christian G. Tutor. It was not one of Cebu’s law schools that taught him law. It was University of the Philippines Diliman. But Tutor has his roots in Lapu-Lapu City.
His performance in the 2024 bar exams added his name to the short list of Cebuanos who topped the second toughest government exam in the country.
