Michael "Mike" Lopez Rama is a Filipino politician in the Philippines currently serving as mayor of Cebu City.
Education
Mike Rama graduated as valedictorian, Basak Elementary School, Basak San Nicolas in Cebu City. He attended the University of Southern Philippines and earned a pre-medical degree from Velez College, Cebu City. He went on for further graduate studies in Law at the San Beda College in Manila.
Rama passed the bar exam in 1983.
Career
Prior to his mayoral term, he has also served as vice mayor of Cebu City from 2001 to 2010. He is also campaigning for his third term in office as mayor of Cebu City. Mike Rama has memberships that include the following: Committee on Markets and Abattoir Committee on Health and Hospital Services Committee on Land Acquisition Committee on Public Service and Environment Member - Board of Regents, Cebu Normal University President - Accredited Voluntary Arbitrators of Cebu (AVAC) President - Young Lawyers Association of Cebu (YLAC) Member - Young Lawyers Association of Cebu (YLAC) Vice-president - Philippine Association on Voluntary Arbitration (PAVA) Chairman - Cebu City Youth Development Commission Chairman - Committee on, Arts & Culture During his third term, he became the Number.
1 councilor that made him often assume the role as acting vice mayor and even as acting mayor.
Also during his third term, he served as national president of the Philippine Councilors League (PCL). Thereafter, Rama served three consecutive terms as vice mayor of Cebu City from 2001 to 2010 and was elected the national president of the Vice Mayors League of the Philippines (VMLP).
On May 12, 2010, he was proclaimed as the duly elected mayor of Cebu City for the term 2010 to 2013. Current mayor of Cebu City Member - Young Lawyers Association of Cebu (YLAC) Member - Rotary Club of Cebu Guadalupe Member - Integrated Bar of the Philippines (Iowa Beef Processors), Cebu City Chapter Chairman - Area Vocational Rehabilitation Center 11 Advisory Council Overall Chairman - Sinulog Foundation, Incorporated.
(SFI) Chairman - Zoning Board of Cebu City Chairman - Cebu City Tourism Commission (CCTC) Chairman - Cultural and Historical Affairs Commission (CHAC) Overall Overseer - Plaza Independencia & Fort San Pedro Chairman - Coastline Management Board (China Merchants Bank) Chairman - Adopt a Police Station Project.
Membership
Mike Rama has memberships that include the following:
Committee on Markets and Abattoir
Committee on Health and Hospital Services
Committee on Land Acquisition
Committee on Public Service and Environment
Member - Board of Regents, Cebu Normal University
President - Accredited Voluntary Arbitrators of Cebu (AVAC)
President - Young Lawyers Association of Cebu (YLAC)
Member - Young Lawyers Association of Cebu (YLAC)
Vice-president - Philippine Association on Voluntary Arbitration (PAVA)
Chairman - Cebu City Youth Development Commission
Chairman - Committee on, Arts & Culture.