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[1] and two elected from the ranks of barangay (neighborhood) chairmen and the Sangguniang Kabataan (youth councils).[2] The council's presiding officer is the vice-mayor (elected by the city).[3] The council is responsible for creating laws and ordinances under the jurisdiction of Cebu City.[3][4] Although the mayor can veto proposed bills, the council can override the veto with a two-thirds supermajority.[2]

Cebu City Council Sangguniang Panlungsod ng Cebu
15th Sangguniang Panlungsod ng Cebu
Type
Type	Unicameral
Term limits	3 terms (9 years)
History
Founded	February 24, 1937
Leadership
Presiding Officer	Michael Rama, UNA since 2 July 2019
Presiding Officer pro tempore	Eduardo Rama Jr., PDP–Laban since 29 July 2020
Majority Leader	Raymond Alvin Garcia, PDP–Laban since 2 July 2019
Minority Leader	Nestor Archival, LDP since 2 July 2019
Structure
Seats	18 councilors 1 ex officio presiding officer
Political groups	Majority bloc (10):   PDP–Laban (8)   LDP (1)   NP (1) Minority bloc (8):   LDP (6)   Nonpartisan (2)
Length of term	3 years
Authority	Cebu City Charter Local Government Code of the Philippines
Elections
Voting system	Plurality-at-large voting (16 seats) Indirect elections (2 seats)
Last election	May 13, 2019
Next election	May 9, 2022
Meeting place
Dona Eva Macaraeg-Macapagal Session Hall 4th Floor, Legislative Building Cebu City Hall
Website
https://www.cebucity.gov.ph

History

In 1937, four municipalities (including Cebu) were officially converted into cities. With the largest population and number of registered voters at the time, Cebu City was allocated eight members for its city council. On February 24, 1937, at the promulgation of the Cebu City charter, the eight inaugural members of the council were sworn in: Jose P. Nolasco, Dominador Abella, Diego Cañizares, Leandro Tojong, Manuel Roa, Felipe Pacaña, Regino Mercado and Jose Fortich.[5]

On December 10, 1940, eight members were elected to the council: Leandro A. Tojong, Juan Zamora, Honorato S. Hermosisima, Florencio Urot, Florentino D. Tecson, Ramon U. Abellanosa, Cecilio dela Victoria, and Numeriano Estenzo. Their election was confirmed in Executive Order No. 315, s. 1940, signed on December 28, 1940 by President Manuel Quezon.[6][7]

The post-war city council was convened on July 1, 1945, and was composed of Honorato S. Hermosisima, Cecilio dela Victoria, Florencio S. Urot, Numeriano G. Estenzo, Eugenio G. Corro, Canuto O. Borromeo, Alfonso S. Frias and Miguel Sanson. On July 5, 1945, Cebu City Ordinance No. 1, "An Ordinance regulating the establishment and maintenance of cockpits in the City of Cebu", was passed; the city's first ordinance, it was also the first cockpit ordinance in the Philippines and was authored by Councilor Cecilio dela Victoria.[8] Another ordinance was Cebu City Ordinance No. 4, "An Ordinance Appropriating Funds for the necessary expenses of the Government of the City of Cebu during the period from July first Nineteen Hundred Forty-Five to September Thirtieth Nineteen Hundred Forty-Five, and for other purposes". In this appropriation ordinance, the total per diems for the eight council members was ₱2,680 .[9]

Seat

Legislative Building of the Cebu City Hall

The council sits at Cebu City Hall, meeting in the Dona Eva Macaraeg-Macapagal Session Hall of the Cebu City Legislative Building (CCLB). The renovated CCLB was inaugurated on July 24, 2008 by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, assisted by Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña and Vice Mayor Michael Rama. The building cost ₱120 million to renovate, ₱15 million of which came from the Philippine Tourism Authority (now TIEZA).[10]

The hall was named for Eva Macaraeg-Macapagal, the mother of former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.[11]

During its September 3, 2019 session, the city council approved an ordinance institutionalizing the conduct of regular and special sessions outside of its current session hall. These sessions would also be aired live on the official Facebook page of the Cebu City's Public Information Office (PIO).[12][13]

Membership

Each of Cebu City's two councilor districts elects eight members of the council. In plurality-at-large voting, a voter may vote for up to eight candidates and the candidates with the eight highest numbers of votes are elected.[1] Barangay and SK chairs throughout the city each elect a representative to the council, for a total of 18 councilors.[14] City-council elections are synchronized with other elections in the country, which have been held on the second Monday of May every third year since 1992.[15]

Blocs

As of July 2, 2019, the council is divided into two blocs: the Majority Bloc and the Minority Bloc. The Majority Bloc is composed primarily of councilors who won under BARUG-PDP-Laban (formerly known as Team Rama), and the Minority Bloc is composed mainly of councilors who won under BOPK-LDP (also known as Bando Osmeña-Pundok Kauswagan).[14]

Eight of the council's 16 generally-elected seats were won by BOPK-allied councilors in the 2019 elections.[16] However, just a few months after the proclamation, the candidacy certificates (COCs) of the winning candidates in the 1st (North) District – Alvin Arcilla and Sisinio Andales – were cancelled by the Commission on Elections, however, allowing Councilors Jerry Guardo and Joel Garganera to take their places.[17][18] Councilor David Tumulak, who won for the BOPK-Nacionalista Party, aligned himself with the Majority Bloc.[19]

2019-2022 membership

	Councilor	Party		District	Terms			Bloc
		Local	National		No.	Starts	Ends
	Ong, Franklyn O.	Nonpartisan		LNB [lower-alpha 1]	1	July 30, 2018	January 1, 2023	Minority
	Resch, Jessica P.	Nonpartisan		SK [lower-alpha 2]	1	May 29, 2018	January 1, 2023	Minority
	Alcoseba, Raul D.	BOPK	LDP [20]	South	1	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2022	Minority
	Archival, Nestor D.	BOPK	LDP [20]	North	1	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2022	Minority
	Cuenco, James Anthony R.	BARUG	PDP-Laban [21]	South	—	September 15, 2020 [lower-alpha 3]	June 30, 2022	Majority
	Dizon, Alvin M.	BOPK	LDP [23]	North	1	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2022	Minority
	Gabuya, Eugenio Jr. F.	BOPK	LDP [20]	South	3	June 30, 2013	June 30, 2022	Minority
	Garcia, Raymond Alvin N.	BARUG	PDP-Laban [23]	North	2	June 30, 2016	June 30, 2022	Majority
	Garganera, Joel C. [lower-alpha 4]	BARUG	PDP-Laban [23]	North	2	June 30, 2016	June 30, 2022	Majority
	Guardo, Jerry L. [lower-alpha 5]	BOPK	LDP [20]	North	2	June 30, 2016	June 30, 2022	Majority [lower-alpha 6]
	Hontiveros, Donaldo C.	BARUG	PDP-Laban [23]	South	1	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2022	Majority
	Japson, Lea O.	BOPK	LDP [20]	North	1	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2022	Minority
	Mabatid, Prisca Niña O.	BARUG	PDP-Laban [23]	North	1	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2022	Majority
	Osmeña, Renato Jr. Z.	BARUG	PDP-Laban [23]	South	1	December 6, 2017 [lower-alpha 7]	June 30, 2022	Majority
	Rama, Eduardo Jr. R.	BARUG	PDP-Laban [23]	South	2	June 30, 2016	June 30, 2022	Majority
	Tumulak, David F.	BOPK	NP [19]	South	3	June 30, 2013	June 30, 2022	Majority [lower-alpha 8]
	Young, Joy Augustus G.	BOPK	LDP [20]	North	2	June 30, 2016	June 30, 2022	Minority
	Zafra, Phillip S.	BARUG	PDP-Laban [23]	South	1	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2022	Majority

Former member

• Cuenco, Antonio V. [lower-alpha 9] (June 30, 2019 – June 27, 2020): Died while in office and was succeeded by his son, James Anthony R. Cuenco.

Notes

1. The President of the Liga ng mga Barangay (LNB, also known as the Association of Barangay Councils or ABC) in Cebu City is an ex-officio member of the Sangguniang Panlungsod.
2. The President of the Sangguniang Kabataan Federation (SKF) in Cebu City is an ex-officio member of the Sangguniang Panlungsod.
3. Councilor James Anthony Cuenco was nominated to succeed his father, Antonio Cuenco, who died on June 27, 2020.[22]
4. Councilor Joel Garganera placed 10th in the 2019 elections, but when Councilor Sisinio Andales was disqualified he placed eighth in the official tally.[17][24]
5. Guardo placed ninth in the 2019 elections, but when Councilor Alvin Arcilla was disqualified he placed seventh in the official tally.[18][25]
6. Councilor Jerry Guardo ran under BOPK-LDP, but aligned himself with the majority bloc.[26][27][14]
7. Osmeña was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte to finish Councilor Nendell Hanz Abella's term when Abella was appointed as a commissioner representing the workers' sector of the seventh division of the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC).[28][29][30]
8. Tumulak ran under BOPK-NP, but aligned himself with the majority bloc.[19][14]
9. Councilor Antonio Cuenco died on June 27, 2020.[31]

Summary by party

Party		Total	%
	PDP–Laban || 8 || 44.4%
	LDP || 7 || 38.9%
	Nacionalista || 1 || 5.6%
	Nonpartisan || 2 || 11.1%
Total		18	100%

Summary

Presiding officer
Seats	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
1st (North)
2nd (South)
Ex officio

Definition of simple majority

In an omnibus resolution, Majority Floor Leader James Anthony Cuenco and the BARUG Team Rama council members moved to declare all positions in the Council vacant (including the presiding officer pro tempore, majority floor leader, 1st assistant majority floor leader, 2nd assistant majority floor leader and the chairs and members of all standing and ad hoc committees) on June 20, 2017. This was in response to the change in affiliation of BARUG Team Rama councilors David Tumulak, Nendell Hanz Abella and Jerry Guardo to BOPK, making it the council's majority bloc.[32] For several weeks, no committee chairs were elected because of disagreements about what constituted a simple majority. The presiding officer, Vice Mayor Edgardo Labella, met with Councilors Margarita Osmeña and James Anthony Cuenco and they agreed to seek the opinion of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).[33]

A July 24, 2017 DILG opinion stated that the City Council presiding officer should not be included in the count determining the council's majority bloc, citing the August 3, 2016 Supreme Court ruling in Tobias Javier vs. Rhodora Cadiao, et al.: "The Vice Governor, as the Presiding Officer, shall be considered a part of the SP for purposes of ascertaining if a quorum exists. In determining the number which constitutes as the majority vote, the Vice Governor is excluded. The Vice Governor's right to vote is merely contingent and arises only when there is a tie to break." The vice governor is the presiding officer of a provincial board, and the vice mayor is the presiding officer of a city (or municipal) council.[34]

Officers

Position	Officer[35][14]
Presiding officer	Vice Mayor Michael Rama
Presiding officer pro tempore	Eduardo Rama Jr.[36]
Majority leader	Raymond Alvin Garcia
1st assistant majority leader	Phillip Zafra
2nd assistant majority leader	Joel Garganera[36]
Minority leader	Nestor Archival
Assistant minority leader	Joy Augustus Young

Powers, duties, and functions

The council, as the city's legislative body, is mandated by the Local Government Code of 1991 to enact ordinances; approve resolutions; appropriate funds for the welfare of the city and its inhabitants (pursuant to Section 16 of the Local Government Code), and ensure the proper exercise of the city's corporate powers (as provided under Section 22 of the Local Government Code). It has the following duties and functions:[2]

• Approving ordinances and passing resolutions necessary for an efficient and effective city government;
• Generating and maximizing the use of resources and revenue for the city's development plans, program objectives and priorities as provided for under Section 18 of the Local Government Code, with particular attention to agricultural and industrial development and citywide growth and progress;
• Enacting ordinances granting franchises and authorizing the issuance of permits or licenses, subject to Book II of the Local Government Code;
• Regulating activities related to land use, buildings, and other structures in the city to promote the general welfare of its inhabitants;
• Approving ordinances which ensure the efficient delivery of basic services and facilities as provided under Section 17 of the Local Government Code, and
• Exercising other powers and performing other duties and functions as prescribed by law.

Committees

2020–2021

New officers were elected on July 29, 2020. Ad hoc committees for the Cebu City Medical Center and for the online session were also created.[37][36]

Committee	Party		Chair	Bloc
Agriculture and Rural Development		PDP–Laban	Raymond Alvin Garcia	Majority
Barangay Affairs		Nonpartisan	Franklyn Ong	Minority
Budget and Finance		PDP–Laban	Raymond Alvin Garcia	Majority
Cebu City Medical Center (Ad hoc)		UNA	Vice Mayor Michael Rama	Majority
Disaster Risk Reduction Management, Safety and Climate Change Adaptation		Nacionalista	David Tumulak	Majority
Education, Science and Technology		UNA	Vice Mayor Michael Rama	Majority
Environment and Natural Resources		PDP–Laban	Joel Garganera	Majority
Games and Amusements		PDP–Laban	Donaldo Hontiveros	Majority
Health, Hospital Services and Sanitation		UNA	Vice Mayor Michael Rama	Majority
House Rules and Oversight		PDP–Laban	Phillip Zafra	Majority
Housing		PDP–Laban	Raymond Alvin Garcia	Majority
Information and Communications Technology		PDP–Laban	Eduardo Rama Jr.	Majority
Infrastructure		LDP	Jerry Guardo	Majority
Labor, Employment, Cooperative and Livelihood		PDP–Laban	Prisca Niña Mabatid	Majority
Laws, Ordinances and Styling		PDP–Laban	Raymond Alvin Garcia	Majority
Markets		PDP–Laban	Renato Osmeña Jr.	Majority
Online Session (Ad hoc)			TBD	TBD
Public Order		PDP–Laban	Phillip Zafra	Majority
Public Services		PDP–Laban	Eduardo Rama Jr.	Majority
Scholarship Program		PDP–Laban	Donaldo Hontiveros	Majority
Sister Cities Relations and Big Brother Program		PDP–Laban	Raymond Alvin Garcia	Majority
Social Services		PDP–Laban	Eduardo Rama Jr.	Majority
Tourism, Arts and Culture		PDP–Laban	Prisca Niña Mabatid	Majority
Trade, Commerce and Entrepreneurship		PDP–Laban	Renato Osmeña Jr.	Majority
Transportation, Communication, Energy and Other Utilities		PDP–Laban	James Anthony Cuenco[38]	Majority
Urban Planning		PDP–Laban	Joel Garganera	Majority
Women and Family Affairs		PDP–Laban	Prisca Niña Mabatid	Majority
Youth and Sports Development		Nonpartisan	Jessica Resch	Minority

2019–2020

There were 27 standing committees as of July 14, 2019:[39][40]

Committee	Party		Chair	Bloc[35][41]
Agriculture and Rural Development		PDP–Laban	Raymond Alvin Garcia	Majority
Barangay Affairs		Nonpartisan	Franklyn Ong	Minority
Budget and Finance		PDP–Laban	Raymond Alvin Garcia	Majority
Disaster Risk Reduction Management, Safety and Climate Change Adaptation		Nacionalista	David Tumulak	Majority
Education, Science and Technology		PDP–Laban	Vacant[31]
Environment and Natural Resources		UNA	Vice Mayor Michael Rama	Majority
Games and Amusements		PDP–Laban	Donaldo Hontiveros	Majority
Health, Hospital Services and Sanitation		UNA	Vice Mayor Michael Rama	Majority
House Rules and Oversight		PDP–Laban	Phillip Zafra	Majority
Housing		PDP–Laban	Raymond Alvin Garcia	Majority
Information and Communications Technology		PDP–Laban	Eduardo Rama Jr.	Majority
Infrastructure		LDP	Jerry Guardo	Majority
Labor, Employment, Cooperative and Livelihood		LDP	Jerry Guardo	Majority
Laws, Ordinances and Styling		PDP–Laban	Raymond Alvin Garcia	Majority
Markets		PDP–Laban	Renato Osmeña Jr.	Majority
PAGCOR Funds and Gaming Licenses (Ad hoc)		PDP–Laban	Renato Osmeña Jr.	Majority
Public Order		PDP–Laban	Phillip Zafra	Majority
Public Services		PDP–Laban	Eduardo Rama Jr.	Majority
Scholarship Program		PDP–Laban	Donaldo Hontiveros	Majority
Sister Cities Relations and Big Brother Program		UNA	Vice Mayor Michael Rama	Majority
Social Services		PDP–Laban	Eduardo Rama Jr.	Majority
Tourism, Arts and Culture		UNA	Vice Mayor Michael Rama	Majority
Trade, Commerce and Entrepreneurship		PDP–Laban	Renato Osmeña Jr.	Majority
Transportation, Communication, Energy and Other Utilities		PDP–Laban	Vacant[31]
Urban Planning		PDP–Laban	Phillip Zafra	Majority
Women and Family Affairs		PDP–Laban	Prisca Niña Mabatid	Majority
Youth and Sports Development		Nonpartisan	Jessica Resch	Minority

Past councils

2016-2019

Edgardo Labella
Presiding Officer of 13th & 14th Sangguniang Panlungsod

Sixty-seven ordinances and over 4,600 resolutions were passed by the 14th council from 2016 to 2019. Eugenio Gabuya, Jr. had the largest number of approved ordinances of the 18 city legislators, and Margarita Osmeña had the largest number of approved resolutions. Sisinio Andales had perfect attendance during the council's 116 regular sessions.[42]

• Edgardo Labella (presiding officer)
• Alvin Arcilla
• Mary Ann De Los Santos
• Sisinio Andales
• Joy Augustus Young
• Jerry Guardo
• Raymond Alvin Garcia
• Pastor Alcover, Jr.
• Joel Garganera
• David Tumulak
• Margarita Osmeña
• Eduardo Rama, Jr.
• Jose Daluz III
• Nendell Hanz Abella (replaced by Renato Osmeña, Jr. after his appointment to the NLRC)[28]
• Eugenio Gabuya, Jr.
• James Anthony Cuenco (replaced by Erik Miguel Espina after his dismissal from service)[43]
• Jocelyn Pesquera
• Phillip Zafra (LNB)

2013-2016

On May 17, 2016, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) served a six-month preventive suspension order against Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama, Vice Mayor Edgardo Labella and 12 councilors for "grave abuse of authority."[44] They allegedly received a ₱20,000 calamity fund, although they had not suffered in Super Typhoon Yolanda and the magnitude 7.2 earthquake which struck Cebu in 2013. Not included in the suspension order were Councilors Margarita Osmeña, Lea Ouano-Japson, Richard Osmeña, James Anthony Cuenco and Philip Zafra. Osmeña temporarily served as acting mayor and Japson as acting vice-mayor until June 30, 2016.[44]

• Edgardo Labella (presiding officer; assumed by Lea Japson on May 17, 2016)
• Nestor Archival
• Mary Ann De Los Santos
• Alvin Arcilla
• Sisinio Andales
• Lea Ouano-Japson
• Alvin Dizon
• Ma. Nida Cabrera
• Noel Eleuterio Wenceslao
• Margarita Osmeña
• Gerardo Carillo
• Eugenio Gabuya, Jr.
• David Tumulak
• Roberto Cabarrubias
• James Anthony Cuenco
• Nendell Hanz Abella
• Richard Osmeña
• Phillip Zafra (LNB)
• John Philip Po II (SK)

2010-2013

The 12th council conducted its first regular offsite sessions in Barangays Bonbon, Guba and Luz on October 12 and 26, 2011 and August 15, 2012, respectively.[45] The council went paperless on July 20, 2011, with councilors using their laptops (their own or issued by the city) for the regular session; this maintained the city's environmentally-friendly stance and saved money.[46]

Notable ordinances passed by the council included City Ordinances No. 2339, which prohibited discrimination in the city on the basis of disability, age, health status, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity or religion;[47][48] No. 2343, which phased out single-use plastic products in the city[49] and No. 2326, giving the elderly and people with disabilities free parking in malls, hospitals and other establishments.[50]

• Joy Augustus Young (presiding officer)
• Edgardo Labella
• Augustus Pe, Jr.
• Alvin Arcilla
• Sisinio Andales
• Lea Ouano-Japson
• Alvin Dizon
• Noel Eleuterio Wenceslao
• Ma. Nida Cabrera
• Rodrigo Abellanosa
• Margarita Osmeña
• Eduardo Rama, Jr.
• Jose Daluz III
• Raul Alcoseba
• Ronald Cuenco
• Richard Osmeña
• Roberto Cabarrubias
• Michael Ralota (LNB)
• John Philip Po II (SK)

2007-2010

Michael Rama
Presiding Officer of 9th, 10th & 11th Sangguniang Panlungsod

The 11th council received two Local Legislative Awards in the Highly Urbanized or Independent Component Cities category for the substance of enacted legislation, efficiency of its records staff, completeness of the Agenda, Journals, and Minutes Division and the availability of facilities and amenities in the session hall.[51]

• Michael Rama (presiding officer)
• Hilario Davide III
• Nestor Archival
• Edgardo Labella
• Sylvan Jakosalem
• Christopher Alix
• Edwin Jagmoc
• Lea Ouano-Japson
• Augustus Pe, Jr.
• Rodrigo Abellanosa
• Raul Alcoseba
• Gerardo Carillo
• Jose Daluz III
• Arsenio Pacaña
• Eduardo Rama, Jr.
• Richard Osmeña
• Roberto Cabarrubias
• Eugenio Faelnar, Jr. (LNB)
• Rengelle Pelayo (SK)

2004-2007

• Michael Rama (presiding officer)
• Hilario Davide III
• Nestor Archival
• Sylvan Jakosalem
• Edgardo Labella
• Christopher Alix
• Gabriel Leyson
• Edwin Jagmoc
• Augustus Pe, Jr.
• Rodrigo Abellanosa
• Eduardo Rama, Jr.
• Gerardo Carillo
• Arsenio Pacaña
• Jocelyn Pesquera
• Procopio Fernandez
• Raul Alcoseba
• Jose Daluz III
• Eugenio Faelnar, Jr. (LNB)
• Glena Bontuyan (SK)

2001-2004

• Michael Rama (presiding officer)
• Nestor Archival
• Christopher Alix
• Carmelita Piramide
• Danilo Fernan
• Sylvan Jakosalem
• Dana Ruiz Sesante
• Vicente Kintanar, Jr.
• Manuel Legaspi
• Jocelyn Pesquera
• Procopio Fernandez
• Eugenio Gabuya, Jr.
• Gerardo Carillo
• Arsenio Pacaña
• George Rama
• Gabriel Leyson
• Jose Navarro (LNB until 2002)
• Eugenio Faelnar, Jr. (LNB 2002-2004)
• Glena Bontuyan (SK)

1998-2001

City Ordinance No. 1726, establishing the Cebu City Commission for the Welfare and Protection of Children, was passed by this council.[52]

• Renato Osmeña (presiding officer)
• Franklin Seno
• Michael Rama
• Rogelio Osmeña
• Ronald Cuenco
• Firmo Dayao
• Ernesto Elizondo
• Rodolfo Estella
• Procopio Fernandez
• Eugenio Gabuya, Jr.
• Edgardo Labella
• Manuel Legaspi
• Dante Luzon
• Laurito Malinao
• Ananias Ouano
• Jocelyn Pesquera
• Felixberto Rosito
• Fe Mantua-Ruiz
• Jose Navarro (LNB)
• Anthony Jones Luy (SK)

1995-1998

City Ordinance No. 1656, revising the city's comprehensive zoning regulations, was passed by this council.[53]

• Renato Osmeña (presiding officer)
• Rodolfo Cabrera
• Jessie Aznar
• Ruben de la Cerna
• Eleno Abellana
• Christopher Alix
• Manuel Concepcion
• Ronald Cuenco
• Rico Rey Francis Holganza
• Gabriel Leyson
• Laurito Malinao
• Rogelio Osmeña
• Arnulfo Ravina
• Felixberto Rosito
• Fe Mantua-Ruiz
• Joy Augustus Young
• Michael Rama
• Ananias Ouano (LNB)
• Anthony Jones Luy (SK)

See also

• Sangguniang Panlungsod
• Manila City Council
• Zamboanga City Council

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External links

• City Government of Cebu