page_title: Mayor of Cebu City
section_title: Vice Mayor of Cebu City
hierarchical_section_title: Mayor of Cebu City / Vice Mayor of Cebu City
caption_attribution_description: English: Mayor of Cebu City, Philippines
context_page_description: 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.
context_section_description: 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 (C.A. No. 58) 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.
  In the Sangguniang Panlungsod, in this case the Cebu City Council, the vice mayor serves as its presiding officer and may vote only to break a tie. The vice mayor is also expected to assume the office of the city mayor and finish the unexpired term in an event of permanent vacancy.
  As of 2020, the vice mayor is paid a monthly salary of ₱156,731 based on the first tranche of the Salary Standardization Law of 2019 signed on January 8, 2020 by President Rodrigo Duterte with the position being classified under salary grade 28 for highly urbanized cities like Cebu City.
  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.
caption: Michael L. Rama, incumbent Vice Mayor of Cebu City
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