Top of the Week: Evicting the mayors even before elections.

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At no other time in recent history had two mayors in Metro Cebu been capped in the knee before the fight, not even sure if they could go up the ring. Figuratively of course. Shortly after Cebu City mayor Mike Rama filed his COC for reelection in May 2025, the Ombudsman dismissed him from service. And before he could file a motion for reconsideration of the penalty, DILG enforced the order, pronto. Expecting another suspension, he got worse: loss of the mayor’s seat at City Hall.

A third who’s battling two fronts, for the vote and to keep his name on the ballot: Mike Rama.Which leaves Raymond Alvin Garcia and Nestor Archival Sr. relatively hassle-free to kick each other’s butt. .What we wonder about Royina Garma, Cebu City’s former police chief: Did she do mean, bad things here as she allegedly did elsewhere?.

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