87th Charter Day: Commemorating Cebu City’s founding anniversary

CEBU CITY, Philippines — This coming February 24, 2024 marks the 87th Charter Day of the City of Cebu. It was in 1937 that the city received its charter after Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama’s grandfather and legislator, Vicente Rama, authored a bill that led to its cityhood. To trace back, in the book entitled, “The Vicente Rama Reader: An Introduction for Modern Readers,” Vicente presented to the National Assembly the Bill No. 1428 in August 1936. Vicente Rama said that he authored the bill with the aim “to create the city of Cebu and to abolish the long-standing municipal government.” READ MORE: Charter Day bonus: City Hall workers may get P25,000 incentive During that time, he served as an…