31 Facts About Mike Rama

Michael Lopez Rama was born on October 28,1954 and is a Filipino politician who served as Mayor of Cebu City from 2021 to October 3,2024 and previously from 2010 to 2016.

Mike Rama served as the Vice Mayor of Cebu City from 2001 to 2010 and from 2019 to 2021, and was a member of the Cebu City Council from 1992 to 2001.

Mike Rama was elected the National President of the League of Cities of the Philippines in 2022.

Mike Rama graduated as class valedictorian in Basak Elementary School in Basak San Nicolas, Cebu City.

Mike Rama attended the University of Southern Philippines and earned a pre-med degree from Velez College.

Mike Rama went on for further graduate studies in law at San Beda College in Manila.

Mike Rama started his political career as councilor of Cebu City for three successive terms from 1992 to 2001, filling in the slot of his uncle, Clemente "Cle" Mike Rama, a veteran councilor, and leading the Committee on Education.

Thereafter, Mike Rama served three consecutive terms as vice mayor of Cebu City from 2001 to 2010 with Tomas Osmena as mayor, and was elected the national president of the Vice Mayors League of the Philippines.

Mike Rama ran and won for the city mayorship in 2010, and was proclaimed as the twenty-seventh mayor of Cebu City, defeating former mayor Alvin Garcia.

Mike Rama was re-elected as mayor for a second term in 2013, defeating his former ally and mayor Tomas Osmena.

Osmena highlighted concerns about the depletion of City Hall funds under Mike Rama's tenure, contrasting it with the substantial amount he purportedly left behind upon stepping down.

Mike Rama reported back to his office on February 8,2016, as the 60-day suspension imposed on him by the Office of the President of the Philippines had ended.

Mike Rama ran for a third and final consecutive term in 2016, but was defeated by Osmena by a margin of 33,894 votes.

Mike Rama emphasized his support for Duterte's anti-drug campaign and his family's commitment to being law-abiding citizens.

Mike Rama's name was later removed from the list in 2019.

Mike Rama believed that the President was fed misinformation against him, leading to his inclusion on the initial "narcolist".

In 2019, Mike Rama returned to his former post as vice mayor of Cebu City, together with ally Edgardo Labella as mayor, defeating the incumbent Osmena.

Mike Rama took oath as mayor on November 20,2021, following the death of Labella the day before.

Mike Rama retained his post as city mayor in 2022, defeating city councilors Margot Osmena and Dave Tumulak.

Mike Rama emphasized the need for transformation and resilience, calling on various sectors, including the information technology and business process outsourcing sector, to work together for the city's development.

On October 3,2024, Mike Rama filed his candidacy to run for mayor in the 2025 Philippine general election.

However, an order from the Ombudsman was released later in the day, in which Mike Rama was perpetually disqualified from holding public office for nepotism in a case involving the hiring of two of his brothers-in-law as city employees.

On October 22, the Supreme Court issued a temporary restraining order against the Commission on Elections's Resolution which disqualified Mike Rama from running in the 2025 polls.

Mike Rama is a member of the Mike Rama family, a prominent political family from Cebu City.

Mike Rama is the son of Fernando Rama, a former Cebu City councilor, and brother of Eduardo L Rama, the former congressman and governor of Agusan del Norte.

Mike Rama's nephew is Cebu City Congressman Edu Rama Jr.

Mike Rama has a daughter named Micheline F Rama and son named Mikel F Rama.

Mike Rama is the nephew of Osmundo G Rama, Governor of Cebu Province and Commissioner Napoleon G Rama, the 1986 Constitutional Commission floor leader and Philippine Legion of Honor 26 February 2011 awardee.

George Mike 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 Mike Rama, the mother of Ruffa, Richard, and Raymond Gutierrez.

Mike Rama was previously married to lawyer Araceli Lim Francisco until their marriage was annulled in 2000.

Mike Rama has two children with Francisco and one with Mandanat.