Mayor of Cebu City


The Mayor of Cebu City 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 three-year term and each mayor is restricted to three consecutive terms, totaling nine years, although a mayor can be elected again after an interruption of one term.
The current mayor is Edgardo Labella, under BARUG-PDP-Laban. He previously served as city councilor for four terms and as vice mayor for two consecutive terms.

History

Commonwealth Act No. 38 or the Charter of the City of Cebu, signed on October 20, 1936 and officially inaugurated on February 24, 1937, created the post of City Mayor which shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines with the approval of the Commission on Appointments. President Manuel Quezon appointed Alfredo V. Jacinto of Gapan, Nueva Ecija.
Born on March 23, 1891, Jacinto was not a Cebuano. His first assignment outside of Nueva Ecija was in Manila to become Chief Clerk of the Treasurer's Office of Malolos, Bulacan. Jacinto was transferred to Leyte and Pangasinan. On March 1930, he was sent to Cebu after his last assignment in Luzon in La Union. Before he was appointed as City Mayor, he was Provincial Treasurer of Cebu. He resigned from the position on December 31, 1936.
Jacinto took his oath of office at Malacañan Palace before Elpidio Quirino, the Secretary of the Interior on January 7, 1937. Along with him, the following city councilors were sworn into office by Secretary Quirino: Councilors Manuel Roa, Regino Mercado, Felipe Pacaña, Jose Fortich, Diego Canizares, Jose P. Nolasco, Leandro A. Tojong and Dominador J. Abella.
The next to be appointed was Vicente Rama who served as City mayor from 1938 to 1940. When World War II erupted, Rama sought refuge in Carcar where he was appointed as wartime mayor by the Imperial Japanese Army.
A year before the war, Jose Delgado was appointed as City mayor from 1940 to 1942. Delgado also became governor of Cebu from 1943 to 1944. Next in line was Juan Cerilles Zamora.
Then there was Dr. Leandro Tojong of Ginatilan, Cebu, followed by another doctor, Nicolas Escario of Bantayan, Cebu, followed by lawyer Vicente S. del Rosario, then Dr. Luis Espina, Miguel Raffiñan, Pedro Elizalde, Dr. Jose V. Rodriguez, and Pedro Clavano, all of which were appointed by the president.
On June 7, 1955, the Cebu City Charter was amended by Republic Act No. 1233. The first election for City mayor was held on November 8, 1955 together with the 1955 senatorial elections. The first to be elected as City mayor was Sergio Osmeña Jr. together with his vice mayor Ramon Duterte.

Salary

As of 2019, the mayor is paid a monthly salary of based on the Salary Standardization Law IV signed on February 19, 2016 with the position being classified under salary grade 30.

List

Municipality of Cebu

This is the list of Municipal Presidents of Cebu:

City of Cebu

This is the list of Mayors of Cebu City:
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Timeline of elected city mayors (1986 to present)

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Living former mayors

As of, six former mayors are alive. The most recent mayors to die are Mario Diez Ortiz, on July 31, 2015 and Florentino Sanico Solon, on June 17, 2020.
MayorMayoral termDate of birth
1986–1987
Jose Veloso Cuenco1987
Antonio Rodriguez Veloso1987–1988
1988–1995
2001–2010
2016–2019
Alvin Biano Garcia1995–2001
2010–2016

Vice Mayor of Cebu City

The Vice Mayor is the second-highest official of the city elected via popular vote. Although most mayoral candidates have running mates, the vice mayor is elected separately from the mayor. This can result in the mayor and the vice mayor coming from different political parties.
Republic Act No. 244, which was approved on June 12, 1948, provided for the position of Vice Mayor of the City of Cebu. It was to be appointed by the President of the Philippines with the consent of the Commission on Appointments. The first to be appointed Vice Mayor by virtue of the provisions of R.A. No. 244 was Arsenio Ruiz Villanueva who took his oath of office on July 16, 1948.
One of the most significant amendments to the Charter of the City of Cebu came with the approval of Republic Act No. 1243 on June 7, 1955. This particular amendment provided for the election at large, by the qualified voters of the City in conformity with the provisions of the Revised Election Code, of the City Mayor and the Vice Mayor. The first election for City Mayor and Vice Mayor was held during the general election for provincial and municipal officials on November 8, 1955. Chosen as Cebu City's first elected Vice Mayor was Ramon Gonzales Duterte.
The current vice mayor is Michael Rama, under BARUG-UNA. He previously served as city councilor and vice mayor for three consecutive terms and as mayor for two consecutive terms.